Knud Degn

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Knud Degn sailing
Nationality: DenmarkDenmark Denmark
Birthday: May 11, 1880
Place of birth: Esbønderup
Date of death: May 16, 1965
Place of death: Copenhagen
Society: Kongelig Dansk Yacht Club
Boat classes: 6 m class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Paris 1924 6 m class

Knud Oluf Jessen Degn (born May 11, 1880 in Esbønderup , † May 16, 1965 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish sailor .

successes

Knud Degn, who sailed for Kongelig Dansk Yacht Club , took part in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris in the 6-meter class . Besides Christian Nielsen, he was a crew member of the Bonzo of skipper Vilhelm Vett , who took the regatta in Le Havre in second place behind the Norwegian boat Elisabeth V led by Anders Lundgren and in front of the Willem-Six from the Netherlands with skipper Joop Carp , which means they won the silver medal.

Web links

  • Knud Degn in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Degn, Knud
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Degn, Knud Oluf Jessen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish sailor
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Esbønderup , Denmark
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1965
Place of death Copenhagen , Denmark