Poul Richard Høj Jensen

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Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Personal information
Full name Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Nationality Danish
Born (1944-06-02) 2 June 1944 (age 80)
Copenhagen
Height 1.83 m (6.0 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Soling
Dragon
Club Hvidovre Sejlklub
Hellerup Sejlklub
Rungsted Kyst Sejlklub
Aabenraa Sejl Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Soling
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Soling
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Dragon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Torbay Dragon
Gold medal – first place 2009 Medemblik Dragon
Silver medal – second place 1973 Quiberon Soling
Silver medal – second place 1979 Visby Soling
Silver medal – second place 1993 Travemünde Dragon
Silver medal – second place 1995 Perth Dragon
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dragon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1992 Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1996 Dragon
Gold medal – first place 2000 Dragon
Silver medal – second place 2005 La Trinité-sur-Mer Dragon
Silver medal – second place 1976 Geneva Soling
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Helsinki Soling
Dragon Gold Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Dublin Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1992 Ostend Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rungsted Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dublin Dragon
Gold medal – first place 2008 Cascais Dragon
Updated on 6 March 2014.

Poul Richard Høj Jensen (born 2 June 1944) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

He won a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,[1] and again at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 4 June 2008)
  2. ↑ "1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 4 June 2008)


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