Ole Poulsen

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Ole Poulsen
Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bulow, Ole Poulsen 1964.jpg
Berntsen, Von Bülow & Poulsen – 1964 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born16 December 1941 (1941-12-16) (age 83)
Maglegård, Denmark
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sailing career
Class Dragon
ClubBurgee of Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub.svg  Royal Danish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1964 Tokyo Dragon
Dragon World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1965 SandhamnDragon

Ole Poulsen (born 16 December 1941) is a Danish retired sailor. Competing in the dragon class he won gold medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1965 World Championships, both times with Ole Berntsen. His mother Ulla Barding-Poulsen and grandmother Yutta Barding were Olympic fencers. [1]

He represented Hellerup Sejlklub.

His grandmother, Yutta Barding, and his mother Ulla Barding-Poulsen were also olympic athletes in 1936 and 1952 respectively.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ole Poulsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.