Ebbe Parsner Explained

Birth Date:6 June 1922
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Death Date:24 October 2013 (aged 91)
Sport:Rowing
Club:DFDS Idrætsklub, København
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Ebbe Vestermann Parsner (6 June 1922 – 24 October 2013) was a Danish rower who specialized in the double scull event. Together with Aage Larsen he won the European titles in 1949 and 1950 and a silver medal at the 1948 Olympics. At the 1952 Games they were eliminated in the first round.

During World War II Parsner served in the navy. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sales manager for General Motors and BP. Parsner was married and had two daughters. His wife died in 2008.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: af Jan Preisler, Sorø Roklub . Dansk Forening for Rosport – Nekrolog: Ebbe Parsner . Roning.dk . 26 October 2013 . 8 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105102635/http://www.roning.dk/da/Nyheder/2013/Oktober/Ebbe%20Parsner.aspx . 5 November 2013 .