Sidney Boldt-Christmas
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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 | ||||||
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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.
Web links
- Sidney Boldt-Christmas in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Sidney Boldt-Christmas in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Sidney Boldt-Christmas at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
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SURNAME | Boldt-Christmas, Sidney |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boldt-Christmas, Leif William Sidney (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg , Sweden |
DATE OF DEATH | 15th October 2016 |
Place of death | Mölndal , Sweden |