Johan Ferner

Johan Martin Ferner
Ferner in 2007
Born
Johan Martin Jacobsen

(1927-07-22)22 July 1927
Asker, Norway
Died24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 87)
Burial placeRis Cemetery, Oslo, Norway
Spouses
  • Ingeborg Hesselberg-Meyer
    (m. 1953; div. 1956)
  • (m. 1961)
RelativesFinn Ferner (brother)
Sports career
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 6 metre class

Johan Martin Ferner ( Johan Martin Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,[1] together with Finn Ferner (his brother), Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.[2] He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway and Princess Ragnhild.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference olympedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.