Hakon Barfod

Hakon Barfod (17 August 1926 – 4 November 2013)[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan.[2][3]

Hakon Barfod
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1926-08-17)17 August 1926
Oslo
Died4 November 2013(2013-11-04) (aged 87)
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1948 London Dragon
1952 Helsinki Dragon

He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[4]

References

  1. Håkon Barfod's obituary Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. kysten rundt - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb "Håkon Barfod"
  4. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
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