William Bentsen
American sailor (1930–2020)
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Born | February 18, 1930 (1930-02-18) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 25, 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Bentsen (February 18, 1930 – December 25, 2020) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.[1] Bentsen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] Bentsen was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]
References
- ^ "Bill Bentsen". Olympedia. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Bentsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ "William Bentsen 2017 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
External links
- William Bruce Bentsen at World Sailing
- William Bruce Bentsen at Olympics.com
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- 1972: Melges, Allen & Bentsen (USA)
- 1976: Høj Jensen, Bandolowski & Hansen (DEN)
- 1980: Høj Jensen, Bandolowski & Hansen (DEN)
- 1984: Haines, Davis & Trevelyan (USA)
- 1988: Schümann, Flach & Jäkel (GDR)
- 1992: Bank, Secher & Seier (DEN)
- 1996: Schümann, Flach & Jäkel (GER)
- 2000: Bank, Blakskjær & Jacobsen (DEN)
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