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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1968 (age 54) Kristiansand, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
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Espen Stokkeland (born 4 July 1968) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Paul Davis and Herman Horn Johannessen. [1] [2]
Stokkeland resides at Fornebu.
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held from 17 to 30 September 2000 at the Olympic Sailing Shore Base in the Sydney Harbour.
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