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Poul Richard Høj Jensen "PRHJ" (born 2 June 1944) is a Danish sailor, boatbuilder, sailmaker and Olympic champion. PRHJ lives with his wife Sophia alternating in Burnham on Crouch and Freetown, Antigua and Barbuda.

Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Born (1944-06-02) 2 June 1944 (age 78)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDane
OccupationRetired
  • Sailmaker
  • Boatbuilder
Known for(Olympic) yachtsman, Sailmaker & Boatbuilder. PRHJ won more than 125 major yachting titles. This includes Olympic, International and national championships in different sailing classes.
Height1.83 m (6.0 ft)
Spouse(s)Birthe Rasmussen
Sophia
ChildrenPia, Claus, Adrian and Justin (the latter two step)
Grandchildren: Mie, Mathias, Bella, Rommey, Harry, Tom and Rosie.
Parent
  • C. J. Hoj Jensen (father)
Awards
  • Knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 6-April-2000 (Ridder af Dannebrogordenen).
  • German Dragon Class, Gold Dragon presented by Queen Silvia of Sweden 15th July 2009.
  • KDY 1976 Sportsman of the year Scandinavia
  • RYS Yachtsman of the year 2009.
  • Honorable Member Danish Dragon Club since 10-October-2014.
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
The Picture shows (From left to right) Poul Richard Hoj Jensen (Helmsman), Valdemar Bandolovski and Erik Hansen just after the 1976 medal ceremony.
Sailing career
Class(es)Among many others:
  • Olympic classes
    • Finn
    • Flying Dutchman
    • Soling
    • Dragon
  • International classes
    • OK
    • Etchells
    • H-boat
    • Quarter Ton
Club
  • Royal Yacht Squadron
  • Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub
  • Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
  • Antigua Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing
 Denmark
 International Olympic Committee
 United Kingdom
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Soling
1980 Moscow Soling
World Championships
1989 Torbay Dragon
2009 Medemblik Dragon
1973 Quiberon Soling
1979 Visby Soling
1993 Travemünde Dragon
1995 Perth Dragon
1997 Dragon
European Championships
1982 Soling
1988 Dragon
1992 Dragon
1996 Dragon
2000 Dragon
1976 Geneva Soling
2005 La Trinité-sur-Mer Dragon
1980 Helsinki Soling
Dragon Gold Cup
1990 Dublin Dragon
1992 Ostend Dragon
1994 Rungsted Dragon
1997 Dublin Dragon
2008 Cascais Dragon
Updated on 18 June 2018.

Personal life


Married with two children, two step children; seven grand children to date. Trained in mechanical engineering.


Professional career


After completing National Service in the Danish Navy, PRHJ worked for Paul Elvstrøm and Hans Fogh in the sail, mast and boatbuilding business. Left the company 15 years later to set up sail making business with Hans Fogh and subsequently started his own Company "Hoj Jensen Design" which became the North Sails Scandinavia franchise. In 1989 the sailmaking business merged with Petticrows in Burnham on Crouch UK and he concentrated on building One Design Boats; Dragons mainly. As PRHJ was involved in the nautical business, he was for many years formally (rules of International Olympic Committee & World Sailing) considered a professional sailor. However he was he never paid to sail, he also worked during his four Olympic Campaigns with little or no sponsorship. PRHJ considers himself to be a gifted amateur.


Olympics


PRHJ participated in four consecutive Olympics from 1968. He won a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,[1] and again at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2]


Palmarès


The Palmarès of PRHJ is extensive. Therefore the following criteria are used (with the exception of the Olympics where all results are listed):

Honours
Knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 2001.
German Dragon Class, Gold Dragon presented by Queen Silvia of Sweden 15th July 2009.
KDY 1976 Sportsman of the year Scandinavia
RYS Yachtsman of the year 2009.
Honorable Member Danish Dragon Club.
Olympic Games
7th, 1968 Olympics, Acapulco,  Mexico – FD (Where he replaced Hans Fogh in race 7). With Niels Jensen.[3]
7th, 1972 Olympics, Kiel-Schilksee,  West Germany – Dragon. With Frank Hoj-Jensen and Gunner Dahlgaard.[4]
Gold, 1976 Olympics, Kingston,  Canada – Soling. With Erik Hansen and Valdemar Bandolowski.[5]
Gold, 1980 Olympics, Tallinn,  Soviet Union – Soling. With Erik Hansen and Valdemar Bandolowski.[6]
World Championships
Master World Championships
Corinthian World Championships
European Championships
Gold Cups
Corinthian Dragon Gold Cups [10]
Asia Pacific Championships Etchells [9]
One Ton Cup
Nordic Championships
National Championships
Other Major Regatta's per Class
Other Races Special for PRHJ

See also



References


  1. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 4 June 2008)
  2. "1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sailing" Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 4 June 2008)
  3. "Sailing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy Race Seven". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. "Sailing at the 1972 Münich Summer Games: Mixed Three Person Keelboat". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. "Sailing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Mixed Three Person Keelboat". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. "Sailing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Mixed Three Person Keelboat". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. "Half Ton Cup". Wikipedia. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. "Past winners". quartertonclass. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. "World Champions". Etchells. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. "Winners". International Dragon Association. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. "World Champions". International H-Boat Association. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. "Regatta Results". International Soling Association. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  13. "Final Results Classics". International Six Metre Association. Retrieved 18 June 2018.





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