Jan Kjærulff (30 December 1943 – 25 August 2006) was 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. While the term ''sailor'' ...

from Denmark. He was born in Maglegård. Kjærulff represented his country at the

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

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

. Kjærulff took 13th place in the

Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics until the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Olympics as "Sa ...

with

Paul Elvstrøm Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman and the founder of Elvstrøm Sails. He won four Olympic gold medals and thirteen world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Du ...

as helmsman and

Valdemar Bandolowski Valdemar Bandolowski (born 17 February 1946 in Esbønderup) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion and former lawyer. Together with Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen he won a gold medal in the ''Soling class'' at the 1976 Summer ...

as fellow crew member. Kjærulff died in August 2006. With Paul Elvstrøm he formed Elvstrøm & Kjærulff Yacht Design, and Kjærulff is credited with the design of many yachts.

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* * * 1943 births 2006 deaths Danish male sailors (sport) Danish yacht designers Olympic sailors for Denmark Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Sportspeople from Gentofte Municipality Sailors (sport) from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub

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