Ole Gunnar Petersen

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Ole Gunnar Petersen
Personal information
Full nameOle Erik Gunnar Petersen
NationalityDanish
Born (1934-12-30) 30 December 1934 (age 88)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Height1.76 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Flying Dutchman
ClubHellerup Sejlklub
Competition record
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1960 Naples Flying Dutchman
Updated on 17 March 2014.

Ole Erik Gunnar Petersen (born 30 December 1934, in Frederiksberg) is a sailor from Denmark. [1] Petersen represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. Petersen took Silver in the Danish Flying Dutchman Skum with Hans Fogh as helmsman. Petersen returned to the Olympic regatta in 1964 Summer Olympics in Enoshima. This time, again with Hans Fogh as helmsman he took 4th place in the Flying Dutchman Miss Danmark 1964.

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References

  1. "Ole Gunnar Petersen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2014.