Hakon Barfod

Hakon Barfod (17 August 1926 – 4 November 2013)[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan.[2][3]

Hakon Barfod
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1926-08-17)17 August 1926
Oslo
Died4 November 2013(2013-11-04) (aged 87)
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Dragon

He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[4]

References

  1. Håkon Barfod's obituary Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. kysten rundt - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb "Håkon Barfod"
  4. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.


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