Paul Elvstrøm
Paul Elvstrøm c1972.jpg
Elvstrømc.1972
Personal information
Full namePaul Bert Elvstrøm
NationalityDanish
Born(1928-02-25)25 February 1928
Hellerup, Denmark
Died7 December 2016(2016-12-07)(aged 88)
Hellerup, Denmark
Height1.82 m (5 ft11+12 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)5.5 Metre, 505, Finn, Firefly, Flying Dutchman, Snipe, Soling, Star, Tornado
ClubHellerup Sejlklub, Gentofte
Medal record
Representing Denmark
International athletics competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games400
World championships1322
Total1722
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1948 LondonFirefly class
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiFinn class
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneFinn class
Gold medal – first place1960 RomeFinn class
World championships
Gold medal – first place1957 La Baule505 class
Gold medal – first place1958 La Baule505 class
Gold medal – first place1958 ZeebruggeFinn class
Gold medal – first place1959 CopenhagenFinn class
Gold medal – first place1959 Porto AlegreSnipe class
Gold medal – first place1962 St. PetersburgFlying Dutchman class
Gold medal – first place1966 Copenhagen5.5 metres class
Gold medal – first place1966 KielStar class
Gold medal – first place1967 CopenhagenStar class
Gold medal – first place1969 CopenhagenSoling class
Gold medal – first place1972 MarstrandHalf Ton class
Gold medal – first place1974 SydneySoling class
Gold medal – first place1981 PooleHalf Ton class
Silver medal – second place1956 BurnhamFinn class
Silver medal – second place1969 San DiegoStar class
Bronze medal – third place1971 New YorkSoling class
Bronze medal – third place1985 TravemündeTornado class