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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.

Eskild Ebbesen
Ebbesen in 2012
Personal information
Birth nameEskild Balschmidt Ebbesen
Born (1972-05-27) 27 May 1972 (age 49)
Silkeborg, Midtjylland
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Lightweight coxless four
2004 Athens Lightweight coxless four
2008 Beijing Lightweight coxless four
2000 Sydney Lightweight coxless four
2012 London Lightweight coxless four

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]


References


  1. "Most successful Danish sportsman awarded Thomas Keller Medal". International Rowing Federation. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2017.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Wilson Kipketer
Nicki Pedersen
Danish Sports Name of the Year
1998 (with Ebert, Feddersen, Poulsen)
2004 (with Ebert, Kristensen, Mølvig)
Succeeded by
Camilla Martin
Tom Kristensen
Preceded by Thomas Keller Medal
2013
Succeeded by



На других языках


- [en] Eskild Ebbesen

[fr] Eskild Ebbesen

Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen, né le 27 mai 1972 à Silkeborg, est un rameur danois, quintuple médaillé olympique.

[it] Eskild Ebbesen

Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (Silkeborg, 27 maggio 1972) è un canottiere danese, vincitore di tre medaglie d'oro e due di bronzo nel 4 senza pesi leggeri ai Giochi olimpici. Nel 2013 gli è stata conferita la Medaglia Thomas Keller.

[ru] Эббесен, Эскильд

Эскильд Эббесен (дат. Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen, род. 27 мая 1972 года, Силькеборг, Дания) — датский спортсмен, трёхкратный олимпийский чемпион в академической гребле. Чемпион мира 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003. Серебряный призёр чемпионата мира 1995 и 2001. 7-кратный победитель этапов Кубка мира 2001—2004[3].



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