Jesper Bank

Jesper Bank (born 6 April 1957 in Fredericia) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

Jesper Bank
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Soling class
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Soling class
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Soling class

He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,[2] and again at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3]

This makes Jesper Bank among the most winning regatta and match-race sailors seen. Between 1978 (nationally) relatively 1987 (internationally) and 2000 achieved he to be:

  • Twice Olympic champion and additional one time bronze medallist.
  • 8 times World champion and additional 5 times medallist.
  • 3 times European Champion and additional 3 times medallist.
  • Scandinavian Champion and additional two times bronze medallist.
  • 9 times national Danish Champion and additional a single Bronze medal.

The international and some national results though as skipper in 3-crew boat classes.

He sailed for Victory Challenge in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup and United Internet Team Germany in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.[4][5]

After his career in sports have he been producing sails and have widely been used as sailing advisor by teams on all levels as well as single sailors.

References
  1. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  2. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  3. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  4. "America's Cup - 2007 Defender and Challengers: Teams". CupInfo.
  5. "STAMM Finishes In Bilbao To Defend Title". 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
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