Per Arne Nilsen

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Per Arne Nilsen
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NationalityNorwegian
Born (1961-03-30) 30 March 1961 (age 59)
Mandal, Norway
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Per Arne Nilsen (born 30 March 1961) is a Norwegian sailor. He was born in Mandal, Norway.

He participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he placed 21st in the dinghy class. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he competed in the multihull class together with Carl Erik Johannessen, and the team finished sixth overall. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Per Arne Nilsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2013.