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Danish sailor

Niels Markussen
Personal information
Full nameNiels Peter Markussen
NationalityDanish
Born6 September 1934 (1934-09-06)
Helsingør, Denmark
Died11 July 2008 (2008-07-12) (aged 73)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDragon
Club Royal Danish Yacht Club
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Dragon

Niels Peter Markussen (6 September 1934 – 11 July 2008) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Dragon class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Paul Lindemark Jørgensen and Aage Birch.

References

  1. "Niels Markussen's obituary". afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. "Niels Peter Markussen | Dødsannoncer i Danmark" [Niels Peter Markussen | Death notices in Denmark]. afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. "Niels Markussen". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niels Markussen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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