Erik Hansen (sailor)

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Erik Hansen
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Men's sailing
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Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Montreal Soling class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Moscow Soling class

Erik Herman Hansen (born 4 June 1945 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

Together with Valdemar Bandolowski and Poul Richard Høj Jensen he won a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, [1] and again at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  2. "1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.