Niels Markussen

Niels Markussen
Personal information
Full nameNiels Peter Markussen
NationalityDanish
Born6 September 1934 (1934-09-06)
Helsingør, Denmark
Died11 July 2008 (2008-07-12) (aged 73)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDragon
Club Royal Danish Yacht Club
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Dragon

Niels Peter Markussen (6 September 1934 – 11 July 2008)[1][2] was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.[3] He won a silver medal in the Dragon class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Paul Lindemark Jørgensen and Aage Birch.[4]

  1. ^ "Niels Markussen's obituary". afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 December 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Niels Peter Markussen | Dødsannoncer i Danmark" [Niels Peter Markussen | Death notices in Denmark]. afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Niels Markussen". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niels Markussen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2011.