Ole Petter Pollen

Ole Petter Pollen (born 16 September 1966) is a Norwegian sailor, world champion in Europe (dinghy) and Olympic medalist in Flying Dutchman.

Ole Petter Pollen
Personal information
Born16 September 1966 (1966-09-16) (age 57)
Rygge, Norway
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Flying Dutchman, Europe
ClubMoss Seilforening
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulFlying Dutchman
Europe World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tønsberg Europe

Sailing career

Pollen became World Champion in Europe (dinghy) in 1985.[1] He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Erik Bjørkum.[2][3] Pollen and Bjørkum won a silver medal at the 1988 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1989 Flying Dutchman World Championship.[1]

Pollen resides at Stabekk.

References
  1. Bryhn, Rolf; Fuglum, Arve. "Ole Petter Pollen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ole Petter Pollen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2008.


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