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 {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub