Paul Elvstrom

About Paul Elvstrom

Paul Bert Elvstrøm (born 25 February 1928 in Copenhagen) is a yachtsman from Denmark. He has won four gold medals at the Olympic Games and won world championships eleven times in eight different types of boat, including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman and Finn.

Paul Elvstrom Achievements

Olympic Games:

1948 Summer Olympics-Gold Medal

1952 Summer Olympics-Gold Medal

1956 Summer Olympics-Gold Medal

1960 Summer Olympics-Gold Medal

World Championships:

1957 La Baule-Gold Medal

1958 La Baule-Gold Medal

1958 Zeebrugge-Gold Medal

1959 Copenhagen-Gold Medal

1959 Porto Alegre-Gold Medal

1962 St. Petersburg-Gold Medal

1966 Copenhagen-Gold Medal

1966 As-Gold Medal

1967 Copenhagen-Gold Medal

1969 Copenhagen-Gold Medal

1974 Sydney-Gold Medal

1957 Burnham-Sliver Medal

1969 San Diego-Sliver Medal

1971 New York-Bronze medal

1985 Travemünde-Bronze medal