Paul Isberg

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Paul Isberg sailing
Nationality: SwedenSweden Sweden
Birthday: September 2, 1882
Place of birth: Helsingborg
Date of death: March 5, 1955
Place of death: Hammar
Society: Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap
Boat classes: 10 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Stockholm 1912 10 meter class

Paul Otto Isberg (born September 2, 1882 in Helsingborg , † March 5, 1955 in Hammar ) was a Swedish sailor .

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Paul Isberg, the Member of Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap was, was at the Olympic Games in 1912 in Stockholm in the 10-meter class Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the Kitty , which took first place in both races of the regatta and thus won the competition in front of the Finnish boat Nina and the Russian boat Gallia II . The crew of the Kitty also included Carl Hellström , Harry Rosenswärd , Herman Nyberg , Erik Wallerius , Humbert Lundén and Harald Wallin . Filip Ericsson was the skipper of the boat .

His daughter Kerstin Isberg took part in the Olympic swimming competitions in Berlin in 1936 .

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personal data
SURNAME Isberg, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Isberg, Paul Otto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish sailor
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsingborg , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1955
Place of death Hammar , Sweden