Per Arne Nilsen (born 30 March 1961) is 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 ...

. He was born in Mandal, Norway. He participated at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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, where he placed 21st in the dinghy class. At the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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he competed in the multihull class together with Carl Erik Johannessen, and the team finished sixth overall.

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* 1961 births Living people People from Mandal, Norway People from Vest-Agder Norwegian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sportspeople from Agder {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub