Halfdan Hansen

Halfdan Hansen
Halfdan Hansen, 1912
Nationality:	Norway
Birthday:	October 16, 1883
Place of birth:	Oslo , Norway
Date of death:	April 1, 1953
Place of death:	Grotli , Norway
Society:	Kongelig Norsk Seilforening (KNS)
Boat classes:	12 meter class
Medal table
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Olympic games gold Stockholm 1912 12 meter class

Halfdan Nicolai Hansen (born October 16, 1883 in Oslo , † April 1, 1953 in Grotli ) was a Norwegian sailor .

Magda IX , 12 meter class, gold medal 1912

successes

Halfdan Hansen, who for the 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 , Christian Staib , Petter Larsen , Magnus Konow , Arnfinn Heje and Carl Thaulow . The yacht was skippered by Johan Anker , who he also designed.

His son Børre Falkum-Hansen won the silver medal in the 5.5 meter class in Helsinki in 1952 . At Easter 1953, Hansen was surprised by a blizzard while skiing and froze to death. His body was found the next day, April 2, 1953.

Web links

• Halfdan Hansen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )