| LC control no. | n 50009606 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Elvstrøm, Paul |
| Birth date | 1928-02-25 |
| Death date | 2016-12-07 |
| Place of birth | Hellerup (Denmark) |
| Place of death | Hellerup (Denmark) |
| Field of activity | Sailboat racing |
| Affiliation | Olympic Games (17th : 1960 : Rome, Italy) Olympic Games (16th : 1956 : Melbourne, Vic.) Olympic Games (15th : 1952 : Helsinki, Finland) Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) |
| Profession or occupation | Sailors Olympic athletes |
| Found in | His Guld til Danmark ... 1960. His Paul ElvstroĢm explains the yacht racing rules, 1977: t.p. His Paul Elvstrøm explains the racing rules of sailing, 2001-2004: t.p. The Olympics fact book, at rediff.com web site, Jan. 3, 2002 (Denmark's Paul Elvstrom during the 1960 Games won his fourth consecutive individual gold medal in dinghy sailing to become the first sportsman in from any sport to achieve this distinction) New York times WWW site, viewed Dec. 9, 2016 (in obituary published Dec. 8: Paul Elvstrom; b. Paul Bert Elvstrom, Feb. 25, 1928, in Hellerup, Denmark; d. there Wednesday [Dec. 7, 2016], aged 88; his prowess at sea brought him four consecutive Olympic gold medals in sailing and international standing as one of the sport's greatest competitors of the 20th century) |
| Associated language | dan eng |
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