Poul Richard Høj Jensen "PRHJ" (born 2 June 1944) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

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 ...

boatbuilder Boat building is the design and construction of boats and their systems. This includes at a minimum a hull, with propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other systems as a craft requires. Construction materials and methods Wood W ...

sailmaker A sailmaker makes and repairs sails for sailboats, kites, hang gliders, wind art, architectural sails, or other structures using sails. A sailmaker typically works on shore in a sail loft; the sail loft has other sailmakers. Large ocean-going sail ...

and Olympic champion. PRHJ lives with his wife Sophia alternating in

Burnham on Crouch Burnham-on-Crouch is a town and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex in the East of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Crouch. It is one of Britain's leading places for yachting. The civil parish extends east of the town ...

and

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Personal life

Married with two children, two step children; seven grand children to date. Trained in mechanical engineering.

Professional career

After completing National Service in the Danish Navy, PRHJ worked for

Paul Elvstrøm Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman. He won four Olympic gold medals and twenty world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. ...

and

Hans Fogh Hans Marius Fogh (8 March 1938 – 14 March 2014) was one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals. Olympic caree ...

in the sail, mast and boatbuilding business. Left the company 15 years later to set up sail making business with Hans Fogh and subsequently started his own Company "Hoj Jensen Design" which became the North Sails Scandinavia franchise. In 1989 the sailmaking business merged with Petticrows in Burnham on Crouch UK and he concentrated on building One Design Boats; Dragons mainly. As PRHJ was involved in the nautical business, he was for many years formally (rules of

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

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) considered a professional sailor. However he was he never paid to sail, he also worked during his four Olympic Campaigns with little or no sponsorship. PRHJ considers himself to be a gifted amateur.

Olympics

PRHJ participated in four consecutive Olympics from 1968. He won a gold medal 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 ...

class at the

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, and again at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

Palmarès

The Palmarès of PRHJ is extensive. Therefore the following criteria are used (with the exception of the Olympics where all results are listed): * International championships with 45 boats or more * National (country) championships as sanctioned by National Authorities. * World, European Championships and Gold Cups as sanctioned by World Sailing. * Only first places are noted, except for World, European and Championships where some 2nd and 3rd places are included. ;Honours :Knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 2001. :German Dragon Class, Gold Dragon presented by Queen Silvia of Sweden 15th July 2009. :KDY 1976 Sportsman of the year Scandinavia :RYS Yachtsman of the year 2009. :Honorable Member Danish Dragon Club. ; Olympic Games : 7th, 1968 Olympics,

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, – FD (Where he replaced

in race 7). With

Niels Jensen Niels Jensen (born 7 June 1939 in Copenhagen) is a sailor from Denmark. Jensen represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco. Jensen took 16th place in the Danish Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegend ...

. : 7th,

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Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, 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 J ...

Schilksee Schilksee () is a town on the Danish Wahld peninsula in the Kieler Förde. In 1959, the town was incorporated into the city of Kiel, therefore today sometimes named as Kiel-Schilksee (). The town is a popular vacation destination because of its ...

, –

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

. With Frank Hoj-Jensen and Gunner Dahlgaard. : Gold, 1976 Olympics,

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

, –

. With Erik Hansen and

Valdemar Bandolowski Valdemar Bandolowski (born 17 February 1946 in Esbønderup) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the '' Soling Class'' at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and again at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow ...

. : Gold, 1980 Olympics, Tallinn, –

. With Erik Hansen and

. ;World Championships *Half Ton **1st, 1972 . With Paul Elvstrom (helm), Strit Johanssen,

, Jan Kjærulff *Quarter Ton **1st, 1987. With Bent Folke Larsen, Steen Larsen and Erik Lund **1st, 1988. With Bent Folke Larsen, Steen Larsen and Theis Palm **2nd, 1986. With Bent Folke Larsen, Steen Larsen and Theis Palm **Etchells **1st, 1997 . With Paul Blowers and Steve Mitchell **3rd, 2001 . With Paul Blowers and Steve Mitchell *Dragon **1st, 1989 . With Erik Hansen,

Jan Persson Jan Persson (July 22, 1943 – November 15, 2018) worked as freelance photographer since 1962 for Danish newspapers and magazines in and around Copenhagen. Early on he specialized on documenting the jazz scene, later also the visiting beat and rock ...

**1st, 2009 ,

Medemblik Medemblik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer. History Medemblik was a prosperous ...

. With Theis Palm, Lars Jensen **2nd, 1993 . With Theis Palm, Lars Jensen **2nd, 1995 ,

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

. With Claus Hoj Jensen, Richie Goldsmith **2nd, 1997 ,

Marstrand Marstrand () is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,320 inhabitants in 2010. The town got its name from its location on the island of Marstrand. Despite its small population, for histori ...

**3rd, 1985 ,

Douarnenez Douarnenez (, ; meaning ''douar'' (land) ''an enez'' (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary ...

*H-Boat **1st, 1980 . With Henrik Reese and Theis Palm **1st, 1983 . With Henrik Reese and Henrik Montin Sorenson **2nd, 1981. With Henrik Reese and Theis Palm *Soling **2nd, 1973 **2nd, 1979 ;Master World Championships *Etchells **1st, 2001 ,

Lymington Lymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the ...

. With Paul Blowers and Steve Mitchell ;Corinthian World Championships *Dragon **1st, 2013 , Weymouth. With

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and Andrew Norden ;European Championships *6 Metre **2nd Classic Division, 2016 ,

Brunnen Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl (Canton of Schwyz), at . Brunnen railway station, on the Gotthard railway, is served by hourly InterRegio trains, and by lines S2 of the Stadtbahn Zug, whi ...

. With

Colin Murray Colin Murray (born Luke Wright on 10 March 1977) is a Northern Irish radio and television presenter. In 2010, he became host of BBC Television's ''Match of the Day 2'' on BBC Two, while still anchoring shows on BBC Radio 5 Live, including '' 5 ...

, Alexea Barrier,

and Jana Zimmerhalk *Etchells **1st, 1997 ,

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

. With Paul Blowers and Steve Mitchell **1st, 1999 ,

. With Paul Blowers and Steve Mitchell *Dragon **1st, 1969 ,

Lake Thun Lake Thun (german: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore. At in surface area, it is the largest Swiss lake entirely within a single canton. The lake was created af ...

. With Axel Holm (helm) **1st, 1988 ,

Skovshoved Skovshoved is a former fishing village on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The area is part of Charlottenlund postal district and Gentofte Municipality. Local landmarks include Skovshoved Church, Sjovshoved Hotel and the listed Ar ...

. With Erik Hansen and Finn Jorgenson **1st, 1992 ,

Hanko Hanko may refer to People *August Hanko (military personnel), August Hanko, German First World War flying ace Places *Hanko, Finland, town and municipality *Hanko Peninsula, Finland *Hankø, an island in the Oslo Fjord in Norway *The asteroid ...

. With Ebbe Elmer and Carsten Errebo **1st, 1996 ,

Pwllheli Pwllheli () is a market town and community of the Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn) in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011 of whom a large proportion, 81%, are Welsh language, Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the pl ...

. With Morton Nielson and Chris Brittain **1st, 2000 , Laredo. With Claus Hoj Jensen and Morteon Harmson **2nd, 1994 ,

Cazaux Cazaux () is a commune of the Ariège department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in t ...

. With Claus Hoj Jensen and

**2nd, 2005 , La Trinite sur Mer. With Phillipe Skate Holm and Chris Brittain **3rd, 1987 ,

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. With

Prince Henrik Prince Henrik of Denmark (; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the husband of Margrethe II of Denmark. He served as her royal consort from Margrethe's accession on 14 January 1972 unt ...

(helm) and Jacob Johanssen *H-Boat **1st, 1978. With Henrik Reese and Flemming Ipsen **1st, 1979 *Soling **1st, 1982 ,

Dragør Dragør () is the main town of Dragør Municipality, (Denmark), which includes the village of Store Magleby. The city hall and seat of the municipal council lies on Kirkevej 7 (postal code 2791 Dragør) in Store Magleby, which has enough space f ...

. With

(helm) and John Kerr ;Gold Cups *Dragon **1st, 1990 ,

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

. With Erik Hansen **1st, 1992 ,

Ostend Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...

**1st, 1994 ,

Rungsted Rungsted, also known as ''Rungsted Kyst'' is an affluent suburban neighborhood in Hørsholm Municipality on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The center of Hørsholm is located two kilometers west of Rungsted. At the Øresund coast is ...

**1st, 1997 ,

. With

and Chris Britten **1st, 2008 ,

Cascais Cascais () is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourism in Portugal, tourist de ...

. With Theis Palm and Andrew Norden ;Corinthian Dragon Gold Cups *1st, 2014 ,

. With

and Andrew Norden ;Asia Pacific Championships Etchells * 1st, 1995

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. With Claus Hoj Jensen and Nick Geaves ;One Ton Cup *1st, 1990 ,

. With Henrik Søderlund (skipper) ;Nordic Championships *IF-Boat (previously International Folkboat) **1st, 1975 *Soling **1st, 1981. With Theis Palm and Lille Keld Christensen *H-Boat **1st, 1977. With Henrik Reese and Flemming Ipsen **1st, 1978 **1st, 1982 *Dragon **1st, 1972 **1st, 1991 ,

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...

. With Steen Larson and Jan Eld *Star **2nd, 1982 *Finn **2nd, 1968 ;National Championships *Antigua and Barbuda **2008, 2009, Dragon *Danish **1972, Trapeze **1976, Spackhugger **1973, 1979, 1980, 1982, Soling **1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, H-Boat **1963, 1966, 1968, OK Dinghy **1987, 1988, 1991, Dragon *Egypt **1998, Dragon *Finland **1980, H-Boat *France **1991, 1995, 1997, Dragon *German **1984, H-Boat **1992, 1994, 1995, Dragon *Great Britain **1998, 1995, Etchells **1993, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, Dragon *Italy ** 1999, Etchells *Ireland **1970, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, Dragon *Japan ** 1986, Half Ton ** 1992, Dragon

(helm) *The Netherlands **1997, 2001, 2011, Dragon *Russia **1994, 2000, Dragon *Sweden **1992, Dragon ;Other Major Regatta's per Class *115' Bruce Farr ketch **2011, Nelson Trophy *Dragon **1969, 2003, 2008, 2012, Princess Sophia, Spain, Mallorca **1972, 1999, Kieler Woche, Germany **1991, 1992, 2001, 2003,Regatte Royale, France, Cannes **1995, 1996, 1997, Grand Prix Samsonite, Spain, Blanes **1995, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, Henrique Navigator, Portugal, Vilamoura/Lisboa **1999, Cowes Week, UK **2000, 2011, 2012, La Baule Derby, France **2001, Baltic Regatta **2001, 2002, Copa Mediterania Mallorca, Spain **2002, 2004, Grand Prix Douarnenez, France **2002, Drags Cup Cazaux **2005, 2006, King Juan Carlos Cup **2006, Iberian Championship *H-Boat **1978, 1979, Kieler Woche, Germany *Soling **1976, Ski Yachting, France, Cannes **1980, Kieler Woche, Germany ;Other Races Special for PRHJ *Sjaelland Rundt **1963, Overall winner in

's "Bess" **1965, 1st. With his father C. J. Hoj Jensen, his brother Frank Hoj Jensen and Ussing Andersen

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Poul Richard Hoj 1944 births Living people Danish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Denmark Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling H-boat class sailors Sportspeople from Copenhagen European Champions Soling

Personal life

Professional career

Olympics

Palmarès

See also

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