Niels Markussen
Niels Markussen 
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| Birthday: | September 6, 1934 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Elsinore | ||||||
| Date of death: | July 11, 2008 | ||||||
| Size: | 177 cm | ||||||
| Weight: | 68 kg | ||||||
| Society: | Kongelig Dansk Yacht Club | ||||||
| Boat classes: | Dragons | ||||||
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Niels Peter Markussen (born September 6, 1934 in Helsingør ; † July 11, 2008 ) was a Danish sailor .
successes
Niels Markussen, who sailed for Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub , took part twice in the Olympic Games in the kite boat class . In 1960 he was in Rome alongside Paul Lindemark Jørgensen on the crew of the Danish boat Chok under skipper Aage Birch . With 4715 points, the Chok finished the regatta in sixth place. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City , Markussen, Lindemark Jørgensen and Birch competed together again and this time secured the silver medal. While the Americans under skipper George Friedrichs were clearly Olympic champions with five wins and a second place , the Danes placed second with 26.4 points ahead of the German boat around Paul Borowski with 32.7 points in the regatta taking place in Acapulco Rank.
Web links
- Niels Markussen in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Niels Markussen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Markussen, Niels |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Markussen, Niels Peter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elsinore , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 2008 |