Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (born 27 May 1972, in
Silkeborg,
Midtjylland) is a Danish
lightweight rower, who as part of the
Gold Four has won a total number of five
Olympic medals (three gold) and six World Championship gold medals.
Ebbesen was the flag bearer of the Danish team at the opening ceremony of the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece.
Ebbesen and his crew took an alternative approach to racing and is quoted saying:
Our strategy, for every race, was always to be first, to be number one from the beginning of the race. A fast start was important. It became natural for us to do a high stroke rate. It then escalated. I don't think we have many strokes under 40.
Ebbesen retired from competitive rowing at the age of 40 after the
2012 London Olympics. In the following year, he won the
Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honour in rowing.[1]
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (born 27 May 1972, in
Silkeborg,
Midtjylland) is a Danish
lightweight rower, who as part of the
Gold Four has won a total number of five
Olympic medals (three gold) and six World Championship gold medals.
Ebbesen was the flag bearer of the Danish team at the opening ceremony of the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece.
Ebbesen and his crew took an alternative approach to racing and is quoted saying:
Our strategy, for every race, was always to be first, to be number one from the beginning of the race. A fast start was important. It became natural for us to do a high stroke rate. It then escalated. I don't think we have many strokes under 40.
Ebbesen retired from competitive rowing at the age of 40 after the
2012 London Olympics. In the following year, he won the
Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honour in rowing.[1]