Espen Stokkeland (born 4 July 1968) is a Norwegian sailor, a world champion and Olympic medalist.
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1968 (age 56)[1] Kristiansand, Norway[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 1990 Stokkeland won the gold medal in the 5.5 Metre World Championship, along with Kalle Nergaard and Kristian Nergaard.[2]
He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Paul Davis and Herman Horn Johannessen.[3][4]
Stokkeland resides at Fornebu.
References
edit- ^ a b "Espen Stokkeland". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Fuglum, Arve; Bryhn, Rolf; Jensen, Morten. "Seilsport (norske verdensmestere)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Espen Stokkeland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
External links
edit- Espen Stokkeland at World Sailing
- Espen Stokkeland at Olympics.com
- Espen Stokkeland at Olympic.org (archived)
- Espen Stokkeland at Olympedia
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