Jonas Høgh-Christensen Explained

Nationality:Danish
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Height:186 cm
Weight:102 kg
Classes:Finn, ILCA 7, Europe
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Jonas Høgh-Christensen (born 21 May 1981) is a Danish sailor,[1] winner of the Finn Gold Cup in 2009.[2] He has represented Denmark in the Finn class at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics at which he won the silver medal, narrowly missing out on the gold to British sailor Sir Ben Ainslie, who that day became the first person to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, surpassing Danish Sailor Paul Elvstrøm who won four gold medals (but no silver).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonas Høgh-Christensen . London2012.com . . 30 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728010857/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/hogh-christensen-jonas-1078172/ . 28 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Jonas Høgh-Christensen . Sailing.org . . 31 July 2012 . 25 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150825175450/http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?memberid=39050 . dead.