Peter Denzel (born 24 March 1939) is a

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 ...

from

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. Denzel represented his country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland ...

. Denzel took 17th place in the

Soling The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soli ...

with

Uli Strohschneider Ulrich "Uli" Strohschneider (12 May 1940 in Salzburg – 20 September 1998 in St. Gilgen) was a sailor from Austria. Strohschneider represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Strohschneider took 17th place in the Soling with Pet ...

as helmsman and

Robert Haschka Robert Haschka (born 6 February 1950) is a sailor from Austria. Denzel represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Denzel took 17th place in the Soling with Uli Strohschneider as helmsman and Peter Denzel Peter Denzel (born 24 ...

as fellow crew member.

References

Living people 1939 births Austrian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors of Austria {{Austria-yachtracing-bio-stub