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| Born | 16 September 1966 (1966-09-16) (age 58) Rygge, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Flying Dutchman, Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Moss Seilforening | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ole Petter Pollen (born 16 September 1966) is a Norwegian sailor, world champion in Europe (dinghy) and Olympic medalist in Flying Dutchman.
Sailing career
Pollen became World Champion in Europe (dinghy) in 1985. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Erik Bjørkum. Pollen and Bjørkum won a silver medal at the 1988 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1989 Flying Dutchman World Championship.
Pollen resides at Stabekk.
References
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Fuglum, Arve. "Ole Petter Pollen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ole Petter Pollen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
External links
- Ole Petter Pollen at World Sailing
- Ole Petter Pollen at Olympics.com
- Ole Petter Pollen at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1966 births
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- Norwegian male sailors (sport)
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- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World champions in sailing for Norway
- Europe class world champions
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