Jon Christoffer Sundby (born 26 September 1978) is a
Norwegian
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sailor
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.
He received a gold medal in the Europe class at the 1997 world championships.
He competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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together with
Vegard Arnhoff
Vegard Arnhoff (born 7 October 1977) is a Norwegian sailor. He was born in Oslo, and represented the Soon Yacht Club. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
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, where they finished thirteenth in the '' 49er class''. At the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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he competed together with
Frode Bovim
Frode Bovim (born 22 August 1977) is a Norwegian sailor.
He received a silver medal in the '' 49er class'' at the 2003 world championships, together with Christoffer Sundby.49er class''.