Arnfinn Heje

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Arnfinn Heje sailing
Nationality: NorwayNorway Norway
Birthday: October 26, 1877
Place of birth: Oslo , NorwayNorwayNorway 
Date of death: January 29, 1958
Place of death: Oslo , NorwayNorwayNorway 
Society: Kongelig Norsk Seilforening (KNS)
Boat classes: 12 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Stockholm 1912 12 meter class

Arnfinn Kolbjørn Heje (born October 26, 1877 in Oslo , † January 29, 1958 ibid) was a Norwegian sailor .

Magda IX , 12 meter class, gold medal 1912

successes

Arnfinn Heje awarded for Kongelig Norsk Seilforening sailed, was in 1912 in Stockholm at the Olympic Games in the 12-meter class Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the Magda IX , which took first place in both races of the regatta and thus won the competition ahead of the only two competitors, the Swedish boat Erna Signe from skipper Nils Persson and the Finnish boat Heatherbell from skipper Ernst Krogius . The crew of the Magda IX also included Alfred Larsen , who was also the owner of the Magda IX , as well as Nils Bertelsen , Eilert Falch-Lund , Halfdan Hansen , Petter Larsen , Magnus Konow , Christian Staib and Carl Thaulow . Johan Anker was the skipper and designer of the yacht .

His father Knut Knutsen Heje was a director. Arnfinn Heje completed his training at Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt and was director of the Agra margarine factory in Oslo from 1914 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bjørn Steenstrup: Heje, Arnfinn. In: Hvem er Hvem? Project Runeberg , accessed June 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
personal data
SURNAME Hey, Arnfinn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heje, Arnfinn Kolbjørn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian sailor
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo , Norway
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1958
Place of death Oslo , Norway