NIELS P. MARKUSSEN

Niels Markussen
Personal information
Full name	Niels Peter Markussen
Nationality	Danish
Born	6 September 1934; Helsingør, Denmark
Died	11 July 2008 (aged 73)
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class	Dragon
Club	Royal Danish Yacht Club
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games

Niels Peter Markussen (6 September 1934 – 11 July 2008)^[1]^[2] was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.^[3] He won a silver medal in the Dragon class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Paul Lindemark Jørgensen and Aage Birch.^[4]

References

^ "Niels Markussen's obituary". afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 December 2012.^{[
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^ "Niels Peter Markussen | Dødsannoncer i Danmark" [Niels Peter Markussen | Death notices in Denmark]. afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Niels Markussen". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niels Markussen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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