Rasmus Birkeland
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Rasmus Ingvald Birkeland (born April 14, 1888 in Austevoll , † December 12, 1972 ibid) was a Norwegian sailor .
successes
Rasmus Birkeland, who 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. The crew also included Birkeland's brother Halvor Birkeland , Halvor Møgster , Lauritz Christiansen , Hans Næss and the brothers Ole , Jan , Kristian and Henrik Østervold . The latter was the owner and skipper of the Atlanta .
Web links
- Rasmus Birkeland in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Birkeland, Rasmus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Birkeland, Rasmus Ingvald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austevoll , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1972 |
| Place of death | Austevoll , Norway |