Einar Berntsen

Einar Berntsen
Einar Berntsen (1912)
Nationality:	Norway
Birthday:	November 20, 1891
Place of birth:	Tonsberg
Date of death:	February 1, 1965
Place of death:	Nøtterøy
Society:	Kongelig Norsk Seilforening (KNS)
Boat classes:	6 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 0 × 1 ×
Olympic games bronze Antwerp 1920 6 meter class (type 1907)

Einar Berntsen (born November 20, 1891 in Tønsberg , † February 1, 1965 in Nøtterøy ) was a Norwegian sailor and speed skater .

successes

Einar Berntsen, who for the Kongelig Norsk Seilforening sailed, won in 1920 in Antwerp at the Olympic Games in the 6-meter class after the International Rule of 1907 the bronze medal. He was a crew member of the Stella , the rest of the crew consisted of Trygve Pedersen and skipper Henrik Agersborg . In three races, the Stella managed to win an opening victory, but was then fourth and last twice in a row. The Stella thus had as well as the Belgian Boat Suzy nine total points, it is why a further race between the two yachts came. After a victory for the Stella , it finished the Olympic regatta in third place overall.

Berntsen was also active as a speed skater and took part in the 1912 World Championships , where he finished eighth. For a short time he was a board member of the Norwegian Speed ​​Skating Association.

Web links

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• Einar Berntsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )