Ebb Parsner

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Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner as European champions in Amsterdam in 1949

Ebbe Vester man Parsner (* 6. June 1922 in Copenhagen ; † 24. October 2013 ) was a Danish rower , Olympic silver medalist, the 1948 double sculls was.

Ebbe Parsner was Danish champion in singles from 1946 to 1948. In 1948 he won with Aage Larsen in double sculls. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948, the two Danes won the second run. The three semi-finals were won by the British, the Danes and the Uruguayans; Since the British and Uruguayans had only reached the semi-finals via the hope run , the Danes were the only boat that reached the final undefeated. In the final, however, Richard Burnell and Bertram Bushnell won with a four-second lead over the Danes, while the Uruguayans rowed further behind the bronze medal.

In the next two years Larsen and Parsner won the European Championship twice: in 1949 in Amsterdam and in 1950 in Milan . They also won the Henley Royal Regatta and the Danish Championships. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, they were eliminated in the hope run.

After the end of his sporting career, Parsner worked in sales for companies such as General Motors and British Petroleum. In addition, he volunteered in various functions for Danish sports.

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