Ole Petter Pollen Explained

Ole Petter Pollen
Birth Place:	Rygge, Norway
Height:	182 cm
Weight:	71 kg
Classes:	Flying Dutchman, Europe
Club:	Moss Seilforening
Show-Medals:	yes

Ole Petter Pollen (born 16 September 1966) is a Norwegian sailor, world champion in Europe (dinghy) and Olympic medalist in Flying Dutchman.

Sailing career

Pollen became World Champion in Europe (dinghy) in 1985. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Erik Bjørkum.^{[1] [2]} Pollen and Bjørkum won a silver medal at the 1988 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1989 Flying Dutchman World Championship.^[3]

Pollen resides at Stabekk.

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20061031065851/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=YAT . 31 October 2006 . dead . 1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing . databaseOlympics.com . 13 December 2008.
2. Ole Petter Pollen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034250/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/ole-petter-pollen-1.html . 2020-04-18 . 13 December 2008.
3. Encyclopedia: Ole Petter Pollen . Rolf . Bryhn . Arve . Fuglum . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 18 October 2022.