Jonas Warrer (born 22 March 1979) is a Danish
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 ...
in the
49er class who sails with
Martin Kirketerp
Martin Kirketerp Ibsen (born 13 July 1982) is a Danish sailor in the 49er class who sails with Jonas Warrer. At the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Bei ...
. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, they stood to win the gold medal before the final round, but their mast broke shortly before start. The Croatian team lent the Danes their boat, and the Danes went on to finish seventh in the round, which would win them the gold medal.
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1979 births
Living people
Danish male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er
Olympic sailors for Denmark
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Extreme Sailing Series sailors
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er
Sportspeople from Aarhus
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