Johan Martin Ferner |
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Johan Martin Ferner in 2007 |
Born | Johan Martin Jacobsen (1927-07-22)22 July 1927
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Died | 24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 87)
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Spouses |
Ingeborg Hesselberg-Meyer
( m. 1953; div. 1956)
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Children | Cathrine Ferner Benedikte Ferner Alexander Ferner Elisabeth Ferner Carl-Christian Ferner |
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Parent(s) | Ferner Jacobsen (father) Ragnhild Olsen (mother) |
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Relatives | Finn Ferner (brother) |
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Johan Martin Ferner (né Johan Martin Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Finn Ferner (his brother), Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.[1] He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway. He was also the brother-in-law of Princess Ragnhild.
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