Jan Mathiasen

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Jan Mathiasen
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Soling class

Jan Mathiasen (born 9 May 1957 in Frederecia, Denmark) is a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Jesper Bank and Steen Secher. [1]

He represented Fredericia Sejlklub.

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References

  1. "Jan Mathiasen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.