Sidney Boldt-Christmas

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Sidney Boldt-Christmas sailing
Nationality: SwedenSweden Sweden
Birthday: August 8, 1924
Place of birth: Gothenburg
Date of death: 15th October 2016
Place of death: Mölndal
Society: Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet (KSSS)
Boat classes: Dragons
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Helsinki 1952 Dragons

Leif William Sidney Boldt-Christmas (born August 8, 1924 in Gothenburg , † October 15, 2016 in Mölndal ) was a Swedish sailor .

successes

Sidney Boldt-Christmas, who was a member of the Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet , took part in the dragon boat class at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki . Alongside Erland Almkvist, he was a crew member of Skipper Per Gedda . With the Tornado they won one of the total of seven races and finished second with 5555 points behind Thor Thorvaldsen's Pan from Norway and ahead of Theodor Thomsens Gustel X from Germany, with which they received the silver medal.

Boldt-Christmas was an art collector, expert and auctioneer.

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