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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 name	Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen
Born	(1972-05-27) 27 May 1972 (age 49) Silkeborg, Midtjylland
Sport
Sport	Rowing
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

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eskild Ebbesen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.

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 Václav Chalupa	Thomas Keller Medal 2013	Succeeded by Drew Ginn

На других языках

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- [en] Eskild Ebbesen

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[fr] Eskild Ebbesen

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

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[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.

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[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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