Hans Fogh
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Hans Fogh, is one of the very successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals. Born March 8, 1938, in Copenhagen
, Denmark, Hans grew up on in a family of gardners and was expected to take over the family business. Hans started sailing at the age of 17, a little later he took a job at Paul Elvstrom where he learned the skils of sailmaking. In 1969 Hans emigrated to Canada were he set up a new sailmaking loft.
The list of championships of Hans Fogh is very long. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in the Flying Dutchman
class with Ole Erik Petersen and in the 1984 Summer Olympics
a bronze medal for his new home country Canada in the Soling
with team mates: John Kerr
and Steve Calder
, furthermore he won countless World -, Continental – and National Championships in even so many Olympic -, International – and National Classes. Hans took part of six Olympic Games (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984)
A list of major championships is given:
Flying Dutchman
Soling
Hans Fogh also designed and built the first Laser
sail.
Hans is an Honoured member of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame from 1985.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark, Hans grew up on in a family of gardners and was expected to take over the family business. Hans started sailing at the age of 17, a little later he took a job at Paul Elvstrom where he learned the skils of sailmaking. In 1969 Hans emigrated to Canada were he set up a new sailmaking loft.
The list of championships of Hans Fogh is very long. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in the Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman (dinghy)
thumbthumbThe Flying Dutchman is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the...
class with Ole Erik Petersen and in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
a bronze medal for his new home country Canada in the Soling
Soling
A Soling is a class of open keelboat designed by Jan Linge of Norway in 1965. In 1968, it was chosen from among many other boats to be the men's triple-handed boat for the 1972 Olympics...
with team mates: John Kerr
John Kerr (sailor)
John Kerr is a Canadian sailor.Kerr graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1973.-Results:* 1978 European Championship 1st...
and Steve Calder
Stephen Calder
Stephen "Steve" Calder is a canadian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Soling Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Hans Fogh and John Kerr....
, furthermore he won countless World -, Continental – and National Championships in even so many Olympic -, International – and National Classes. Hans took part of six Olympic Games (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984)
A list of major championships is given:
Flying Dutchman
- 1960 European Championship 1st (crew: Ole Erik Petersen)
- 1962 World Championship 1st (crew: Paul Elvstrom)
- 1964 European Championship 2nd (crew: Ole Erik Petersen)
- 1973 World Championship 1st (crew: Ulrich Brock)
- 1974 World Championship 3rd (crew: Evert Basset)
- 1976 European Championship 1st (crew: Evert Basset)
Soling
- 1974 World Championship 1st (crewing together with Bruce McCurrach for: Paul Elvstrom)
- 1978 European Championship 1st (crew: John KerrJohn KerrSir John Robert Kerr, was the 18th Governor-General of Australia. He dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, marking the climax of the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history...
, Dennis Toews) - 1982 European Championship 1st (crew: Pol Richard Jensen, John Kerr)
- 1983 European Championship 1st (crew: John Kerr, Steve Calder)
- 1987 European Championship 3rd (crew: Hank LammensHank LammensHank Jacob Lammens is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 160th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 27 regular season games for the Ottawa Senators during the 1993–94 NHL season...
, Steve Calder) - 1998 North American Championship 2nd (crew: his son, Michener)
- 2005 North American Championship 2nd (crew: John Kerr, Roger Cheer)
- 2006 World Championship 1st (crew: Roger Cheer, Gordon DeVries)
- 2007 North American Championship 2nd (crew: Roger Cheer, Gordon DeVries)
- 2008 North American Championship 2nd (crew: Roger Cheer, Gordon DeVries)
Hans Fogh also designed and built the first Laser
Laser (dinghy)
The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy. According the Laser Class Rules the boat may be sailed by either one or two people, though it is rarely sailed by two. The design, by Bruce Kirby, emphasizes...
sail.
Hans is an Honoured member of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame from 1985.