Ole Poulsen

Ole Poulsen (born 16 December 1941) is a retired Danish 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]

Ole Poulsen
Berntsen, Von Bülow & Poulsen - 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born16 December 1941 (1941-12-16) (age 81)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dragon
Club Royal Danish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Dragon
Dragon World Championship
Gold medal – first place1965 SandhamnDragon

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.


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