Bengt Palmquist
Appearance
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Born | 4 April 1923 Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 November 1995 (aged 72) Särö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||
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Club | Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bengt Valdemar Palmquist (4 April 1923 – 26 November 1995) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the Dragon class at the 1956, 1960 and 1968 Olympics.[1] He won a gold medal in 1956, finishing 20th and sixth in 1960 and 1968, respectively; he was the helmsman in 1960. In 1975 he won a world title in the same event sailing with his sons Björn and Johan.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bengt Palmquist". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bengt Palmquist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Bengt Palmquist. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 1995 deaths
- Swedish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Sweden
- Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Dragon
- Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Dragon
- Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Dragon
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailors
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish yacht racing biography stubs