Børre Erik Falkum-Hansen (13 August 1919 – 24 June 2006) was a Norwegian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and Olympic medalist. He was born and died in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. He received a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat ''Encore'' at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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, together with Peder Lunde and Peder's wife "Babben".

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* 1919 births 2006 deaths Norwegian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sportspeople from Oslo {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub