Hakon Barfod Explained

Hakon Barfod
Birth Date:	17 August 1926
Birth Place:	Oslo
Nationality:	Norwegian
Sport:	Sailing

Hakon Barfod (17 August 1926 – 4 November 2013)^[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan.^{[2] [3]}

He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://tux.aftenposten.no/personalia/paperadsobi/445347.pdf Håkon Barfod's obituary
2. Web site: 1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20070830113258/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=12&sp=YAT . 2007-08-30 . databaseOlympics.com . April 18, 2008.
3. kysten rundt - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb "Håkon Barfod"
4. Web site: 1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20070827110540/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=YAT . 2007-08-27 . databaseOlympics.com . April 18, 2008.