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Erik Bjørkum

Personal information
Born	(1965-02-26) 26 February 1965 (age 59) Sandefjord
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sailing career
Class	Flying Dutchman
Club	Sandefjord Seilforening
Medal record Sailing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Flying Dutchman

Erik Bjørkum (born 26 February 1965) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medallist, born in Sandefjord. He received a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Ole Petter Pollen. Bjørkum and Pollen won a silver medal at the 1988 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1989 Flying Dutchman World Championship.

Bjørkum resides at Høvik.

References

1. ^ Fuglum, Arve. "Erik Bjørkum". 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. Profile: Erik Bjørkum sports-reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)

External links

• Erik Bjørkum at World Sailing
• Erik Bjørkum at Olympics.com
• Erik Bjørkum at Olympedia (archive)

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