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Poul Svendsen

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Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Coxed pair

Poul Verner Svendsen (21 April 1927 – 2 January 2024) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Svendsen was born in Copenhagen in 1927. In 1952, he was, together with Svend Ove Pedersen and Jørgen Frantzen, a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pair event.[1] Svendsen died on 2 January 2024, at the age of 96.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Poul Svendsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Statstidende" (in Danish). www.statstidende.dk. Retrieved 7 December 2024.