Ebbe Parsner
Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner at the 1949 European championships | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
6 June 1922 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 October 2013 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||
Club | DFDS Idrætsklub, København | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften Herren Doppelzweier. sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Ebbe Parsner. Sports Reference.com
- ↑ 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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