Kristine Roug
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Kristine Roug is a Danish
sailor
and Olympic champion.
She won a gold medal in the Europe Class
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta.
Kristine sailed the Europe dinghy between 1990 and 2000. In summer 1994 she won the world championship in the
Europe dinghy two weeks later she won ISAF single dinghies for women in
the Laser, and half-year later in January 1995 in New Zealand she won
once again the World Championship. At that time the Danish media really
got interested in her talent and compared her with the five times
Olympic Champion Mr. Povl Elstrøm.
With the Olympic gold medal in 1996, Kristine Roug made several Danish outstanding records:
• The first Danish woman to get gold in sailing
• The first Danish woman to win Olympic gold with in the last 48 years.
• The youngest Dane to win Olympic gold ever.
World championships
1994 - LA ROCHELLE - FRANCE
1. Kristine Roug - DEN • 2. Tine Moberg Parker – CAN • 3. Margriet Matthijsse - NED
1995 - NORTH SHORE CITY - NEW ZEALAND
1. Kristine Roug DEN • 2. Margriet Matthijsse - NED • 3. Natalia Via Dufresne - ESP
1997 - SAN FRANCISCO – USA
1. Margriet Matthijsse - NED • 2. Kristine Roug – DEN • 3. Melanie Dennisson - AUS
1998 - TRAVEMÜNDE - GERMANY
1. Carolijn Brouwer – NED • 2. Shirley Robertson – GBR • 3. Kristine Roug – DEN
2000 - SALVADOR DA BAHÍA – BRAZIL
1. Kristine Roug – DEN • 2. Shirley Robertson – GBR • 3. Meg Gaillard - USA
Kieler Woche
1997 • 1999 • 2000
Danish Sailer of the year:
1996 • 1994
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sailor
Sailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
and Olympic champion.
She won a gold medal in the Europe Class
Europe (dinghy)
The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class....
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta.
Kristine sailed the Europe dinghy between 1990 and 2000. In summer 1994 she won the world championship in the
Europe dinghy two weeks later she won ISAF single dinghies for women in
the Laser, and half-year later in January 1995 in New Zealand she won
once again the World Championship. At that time the Danish media really
got interested in her talent and compared her with the five times
Olympic Champion Mr. Povl Elstrøm.
With the Olympic gold medal in 1996, Kristine Roug made several Danish outstanding records:
• The first Danish woman to get gold in sailing
• The first Danish woman to win Olympic gold with in the last 48 years.
• The youngest Dane to win Olympic gold ever.
World championships
1994 - LA ROCHELLE - FRANCE
1. Kristine Roug - DEN • 2. Tine Moberg Parker – CAN • 3. Margriet Matthijsse - NED
1995 - NORTH SHORE CITY - NEW ZEALAND
1. Kristine Roug DEN • 2. Margriet Matthijsse - NED • 3. Natalia Via Dufresne - ESP
1997 - SAN FRANCISCO – USA
1. Margriet Matthijsse - NED • 2. Kristine Roug – DEN • 3. Melanie Dennisson - AUS
1998 - TRAVEMÜNDE - GERMANY
1. Carolijn Brouwer – NED • 2. Shirley Robertson – GBR • 3. Kristine Roug – DEN
2000 - SALVADOR DA BAHÍA – BRAZIL
1. Kristine Roug – DEN • 2. Shirley Robertson – GBR • 3. Meg Gaillard - USA
Kieler Woche
1997 • 1999 • 2000
Danish Sailer of the year:
1996 • 1994