Ebbe Parsner

Ebbe Parsner

Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner at the 1949 European championships
Personal information
Born 6 June 1922
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 24 October 2013 (aged 91)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club DFDS Idrætsklub, København

Ebbe Vestermann Parsner (6 June 1922 – 24 October 2013) was a Danish rower who specialized in the double sculls. Together with Aage Larsen he won the European titles in 1949 and 1950[1] and a silver medal at the 1948 Olympics. At the 1952 Games they were eliminated in the first round.[2]

During World War II Parsner served in the navy. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sales manager for General Motors and BP. Parsner was married and had two daughters. His wife died in 2008.[3]

References

  1. Rudern – Europameisterschaften Herren Doppelzweier. sport-komplett.de
  2. Ebbe Parsner. Sports Reference.com
  3. af Jan Preisler, Sorø Roklub (26 October 2013). "Dansk Forening for Rosport – Nekrolog: Ebbe Parsner". Roning.dk. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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