Eskild Ebbesen
Danish lightweight rower
Eskild Ebbesen
Ebbesen in 2012
Birth name Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen Born (1972-05-27 ) 27 May 1972 (age 52) Silkeborg , Midtjylland Sport Rowing
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (born 27 May 1972, in Silkeborg , Midtjylland ) is a Danish lightweight rower , who as part of the Gold Four has won a total number of five Olympic medals (three gold) and six World Championship gold medals.
Ebbesen was the flag bearer of the Danish team at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece.
Ebbesen and his crew took an alternative approach to racing and is quoted saying:
Our strategy, for every race, was always to be first, to be number one from the beginning of the race. A fast start was important. It became natural for us to do a high stroke rate. It then escalated. I don't think we have many strokes under 40.
Ebbesen retired from competitive rowing at the age of 40 after the 2012 London Olympics . In the following year, he won the Thomas Keller Medal , the highest honour in rowing.[ 1]
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FISA championships
1974 : Campbell Johnston , Andrew Michelmore , Geoffrey Rees , Colin Smith )1975 : Francis Pelegri , Michel Picard , André Coupat , André Picard )1976 : André Picard , Michel Picard , André Coupat , Francis Pelegri )1977 : André Picard , Michel Picard , André Coupat , Francis Pelegri )1978 : Michael Raduner , Thomas von Weissenfluh , Pierre Zentner , Pierre Kovacs )1979 : Ian Wilson , Stuart Wilson , Colin Barratt , Nicholas Howe )1980 : Graham Gardiner , Charles Bartlett , Clyde Hefer , Simon Gillett )1981 : Graham Gardiner , Charles Bartlett , Clyde Hefer , Simon Gillett )1982 : Marco Romano , Daniele Boschin , Paolo Martinelli Pasquale Aiese )1983 : Alberto Molina , Luis María Moreno , José María de Marco Pérez , Juan María Altuna Muñoa )1984 : Fernando Molina , José María de Marco Pérez , Luis María Moreno , Alberto Molina ) Official world championships
1985 : Alwin Otten , Frank Rogall , Thomas Jaekel , Wolfgang Birkner )1986 : Franco Pantano , Dario Longhin , Nerio Gainotti , Mauro Torta )1987 : Thomas Palm , Erik Ring , Gerd Meyer , Sebastian Franke )1988 : Mauro Torta , Dario Longhin , Massimo Lana , Nerio Gainotti )1989 : Klaus Altena , Stephan Fahrig , Michael Buchheit , Bernhard Stomporowski )1990 : Klaus Altena , Michael Buchheit , Stephan Fahrig , Bernhard Stomporowski )1991 : Christopher Bates , Toby Hessian , Tom Kay , Carl Smith )1992 : Christopher Bates , Toby Hessian , Tom Kay , Carl Smith )1993 : Thomas Beetham , Matthew Collins , Chris Kerber , Jonathan Moss )1994 : Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen , Niels Henriksen , Thomas Poulsen )1995 : Carlo Gaddi , Leonardo Pettinari , Andrea Re , Ivano Zasio )1997 : Thomas Ebert , Thomas Poulsen , Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen )1998 : Eskild Ebbesen , Thomas Ebert , Victor Feddersen , Thomas Poulsen )1999 : Eskild Ebbesen , Thomas Ebert , Victor Feddersen , Thomas Poulsen )2001 : Sebastian Sageder , Bernd Wakolbinger , Wolfgang Sigl , Martin Kobau )2002 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen )2003 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen )2005 : Franck Solforosi , Jérémy Pouge , Jean-Christophe Bette , Fabien Tilliet )2006 : Huang Zhongming , Wu Chongkui , Lin Zhang , Tian Jun )2007 : Richard Chambers , James Lindsay-Fynn , Paul Mattick , James Clarke )2009 : Matthias Schömann-Finck , Jost Schömann-Finck , Jochen Kühner , Martin Kühner )2010 : Richard Chambers , Paul Mattick , Rob Williams , Chris Bartley )2011 : Anthony Edwards , Samuel Beltz , Ben Cureton , Todd Skipworth )2013 : Kasper Winther Jørgensen , Jacob Larsen , Jacob Barsøe , Morten Jørgensen )2014 : Kasper Winther Jørgensen , Jacob Larsen , Jacob Barsøe , Morten Jørgensen )2015 : Lucas Tramèr , Simon Schürch , Simon Niepmann , Mario Gyr )2017 : Federico Duchich , Leone Barbaro , Lorenzo Tedesco , Piero Sfiligoi )
1996 : Victor Feddersen , Niels Henriksen , Thomas Poulsen , Eskild Ebbesen (DEN ) 2000 : Laurent Porchier , Jean-Christophe Bette , Yves Hocdé , Xavier Dorfman (FRA ) 2004 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen (DEN ) 2008 : Thomas Ebert , Morten Jørgensen , Eskild Ebbesen , Mads Andersen (DEN ) 2012 : James Thompson , Matthew Brittain , John Smith , Sizwe Ndlovu (RSA ) 2016 : Lucas Tramèr , Simon Schürch , Simon Niepmann , Mario Gyr (SUI )
