Hakon Barfod

Hakon Barfod

Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1926-08-17)17 August 1926 Oslo
Died	4 November 2013(2013-11-04) (aged 87)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Medal record Men's sailing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1948 London Dragon 1952 Helsinki Dragon

Hakon Barfod (17 August 1926 – 4 November 2013)[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan.[2][3]

He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[4]

References

1. Håkon Barfod's obituary Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
2. "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
3. kysten rundt - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb "Håkon Barfod"
4. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.

External links

• Hakon Barfod at World Sailing (archived)
• Hakon Barfod at Olympics.com
• Hakon Barfod at Olympedia