Jonas Kældsø Poulsen Explained

Jonas Kældsø Poulsen
Nickname:Jonas Kældsø
Birth Date:21 March 1985
Birth Place:Svendborg, Denmark
Weight:800NaN0
Classes:Sailboard
Club:Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub
Coach:Jacob Holst
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Jonas Kældsø Poulsen (born 21 March 1985) is a Danish former windsurfer, who specialized in the RS:X class.[1] He represented his country Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top twenty-five windsurfers in his signature sailboard.[2] Poulsen trained as a member of Svendborg Sunds Sailing Club (Danish: Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub), under the tutelage of head coach Jacob Holst.[3]

Poulsen competed for the Danish sailing squad in the inaugural men's RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to his Olympic selection, he scored a commendable, twenty-ninth-place finish to claim one of the 26 berths offered at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in Cascais, Portugal.[4] [5] Poulsen stormed out from a poor start to a blistering top-four finish on the midway of the series. However, he struggled in the breezy conditions on the subsequent races that sent him tumbling down the leaderboard to a lowly twenty-fourth overall with 201 net points.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Jonas Kældsø Poulsen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/jonas-kaeldso-poulsen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 5 April 2020.
  2. News: Hansen, Jens Gjesse. Jonas Kældsø – windsurfer. da. DR. 14 June 2008. 6 April 2020.
  3. News: Jonas Kældsø genvinder DM-titel. Jonas Kældsø recaptures the Danish championship title. da. Fyens Stiftstidende. 18 September 2007. 5 April 2020.
  4. News: Windsurfer sikrede dansk OL-plads. Danish windsurfer secured an Olympic place. it. Italian National Olympic Committee. 12 July 2007. 5 April 2020.
  5. News: Jonas Kældsø klar til OL. Jonas Kældsø will go to the Olympics. da. Fyens Stiftstidende. 9 November 2007. 5 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Beijing 2008: Men's RS:X Class. . . 5 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105145933/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSAM102000/standings.html . 5 January 2014 .