Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman and the founder of Elvstrøm Sails. He won four Olympic gold medals and thirteen world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. For his achievements, Elvstrøm was chosen as "Danish Sportsman of the Century."
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Dansk seglare och konstruktör.
Segrare i EM, VM (15 guld), OS (4 guld: 1948 /Firefly, 1952 /Finn, 1956 /Finn, 1960 /Finn).
En av de mest framgångsrika Olympisk seglarna.
Tävlade med bl.a. 505 jolle, Finn, Firefly, Flying Dutchman, Snipe, Soling, Star, och Tornado Catamaran.
Konstruktör till: Trapez-jolle (1965)
Konstruktör tillsammans med Jan Kjærulff:
Elvström 1/2 ton (1971)
Bianca 26 (1973)
Elvström 32 (1973)
Bianca 28 (1974)
Elvström 65 (1974)
Jouët 22 (Elor 65) (1974)
Elvström 1/4 ton (1975)
Bianca 111 (1975)
Coronet Elvström 38 MS (1975)
Bianca 101 (1976)
Whitby 27 (1976)
Granada 23 (1976)
Granada 27 (1977)
Granada 31 (1977)
Aphrodite 101 (1977)
Granada 30 (1977)
Blue Dane 32 (1978)
Bianca 414 (1979)
Aphrodite 414 (1979)
Atalanta 30 (Den) (1979)
Granada 28 (1981)
Lido 30 (Bianca) (1982)
Nordship 808 (1982)
Granada 808 (1983)
Blue Leth 32 (1983)
Granada 858 (1984)
Granada 910 (1984)
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