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| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1941 (age 83) Maglegård, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  Royal Danish Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ole Poulsen (born 16 December 1941 in Maglegård, Denmark) 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]
He represented Hellerup Sejlklub.
His grandmother, Yutta Barding, and his mother Ulla Barding-Poulsen were also olympic athletes in 1936 and 1952 respectively.
References
[edit]- ^ 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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