Karsten Konow

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Karsten Konow sailing
Nationality: NorwayNorway Norway
Birthday: February 16, 1918
Place of birth: Oslo
Date of death: July 10, 1945
Place of death: Stavanger
Society: Kongelig Norsk Seilforening
Boat classes: 6 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Berlin 1936 6 meter class

Karsten Magnus Konow (born February 16, 1918 in Oslo , † July 10, 1945 in Stavanger ) was a Norwegian sailor .

successes

Karsten Konow, who for the Kongelig Norsk Seilforening sailed, took in 1936 at the Olympic Games in Berlin in the 6 meter class part. He was a crew member of Lully II , the skipper his father Magnus Konow was and in the Olympic Düsternbrook in Kiel held Regatta finished in second place. Although the Lully II won three of the seven races, it was disqualified in the first race and accordingly received no points for this race. In the overall standings she scored 66 points, one point less than the Olympic champions from Great Britain on the Lalage , while the Swedish boat May Be came third with 62 points. Konow and his father received the silver medal like the other crew members Fredrik Meyer , Vaadjuv Nyqvist and Alf Tveten .

His brother-in-law, Lars Musæus, was an Olympic sailor, as was his father-in-law, Ragnar Hargreaves .

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personal data
SURNAME Konow, Karsten
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Konow, Karsten Magnus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian sailor
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo , Norway
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1945
Place of death Stavanger , Norway