Leif William Sidney "Nenne" Boldt-Christmas (8 August 1924 – 15 October 2016) was a
Swedish
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sailor
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who competed in the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
. He was born in
Gothenburg
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. In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat ''Tornado'' in the Dragon class.
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1924 births
2016 deaths
Swedish male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Sweden
Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in sailing
Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg
20th-century Swedish people
21st-century Swedish people
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