William Berntsen

Danish sailor (1912–1994)

  • Dragon
  • 5.5 Metre
Club
  • Hellerup Sejlklub
  • Frederikssund Sejlklub
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Dragon
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 5.5 Metre

William Eldred Berntsen (25 March 1912 – 14 September 1994) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Søren Hancke and Steen Christensen.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Berntsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

External links

  • William Eldred Berntsen at World Sailing
  • William Eldred Berntsen at Olympics.com
  • William Berntsen at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata


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