Børre Skui

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Børre Skui
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Nationality Norwegian
Born (1958-07-06) 6 July 1958 (age 59)
Porsgrunn, Norway

Børre Skui (born 6 July 1958) is a former Norwegian sailor. He was born in Porsgrunn.

Yacht racing type of sport

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Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark, Norway

Porsgrunn  is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn.

He participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he placed fifth in the Soling class, together with Dag Usterud and Stein Lund Halvorsen. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Børre Skui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 15 August 2013.