William Berntsen
William Eldred Berntsen (25 March 1912 – 14 September 1994) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Søren Hancke and Steen Christensen.[1]
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| Full name | William Eldred Berntsen | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1912 Jersie, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 1994 (aged 82) Frederikssund, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Berntsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
External links
- William Eldred Berntsen at World Sailing
- William Eldred Berntsen at Olympics.com
- William Berntsen at Olympedia
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