| Medal record | ||
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| Men's sailing | ||
Representing  Denmark | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1992 Barcelona | Soling class |
 | 1988 Seoul | Soling class |
Steen Klaaborg Secher (born 9 April 1959 in Torsted, Horsens, Midtjylland) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.
He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [1] He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Jesper Bank and Jesper Seier. [2] [3]
Djibouti took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain from 25 July to 9 August. The country's participation marked its fourth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, United States. The delegation from Djibouti included eight athletes, five in athletics, two in judo and one in sailing. Houssein Djama, Moussa Souleiman, Omar Daher Gadid, Ahmed Salah, and Talal Omar Abdillahi represented the nation in athletics, while Youssef Omar Isahak, Alaoui Mohamed Taher represented the nation in judo. Robleh Ali Adou represented Djibouti in sailing.
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