Jan Østervold
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Jan Olsen Østervold (born December 8, 1876 in Austevoll , † January 10, 1945 in Brooklyn , New York City ) was a Norwegian sailor .
successes
January Østervold that for the Bergen Seilforening sailed, was in 1920 in Antwerp at the Olympic Games in the 12-meter class after the International Rule of 1907 Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the Atlanta , which participated as the only boat in its class. The Atlanta sufficient lack of competition in two races each reaching the goal to win the gold medal. In addition to the brothers Halvor and Rasmus Birkeland , Lauritz Christiansen , Halvor Møgster and Hans Næss , the crew also included Østervold's brothers Ole , Kristian and Henrik Østervold . The latter was the owner and skipper of the Atlanta .
Web links
- Jan Østervold in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Østervold, Jan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Østervold, Jan Olsen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austevoll , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1945 |
| Place of death | Brooklyn , New York City , United States |