Espen Stokkeland

Espen Stokkeland
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born4 July 1968 (1968-07-04) (age 56)[1]
Kristiansand, Norway[1]
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Soling class

Espen Stokkeland (born 4 July 1968) is a Norwegian sailor, a world champion and Olympic medalist.

Career

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In 1990 Stokkeland won the gold medal in the 5.5 Metre World Championship, along with Kalle Nergaard and Kristian Nergaard.[2]

He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Paul Davis and Herman Horn Johannessen.[3][4]

Stokkeland resides at Fornebu.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Espen Stokkeland". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ Fuglum, Arve; Bryhn, Rolf; Jensen, Morten. "Seilsport (norske verdensmestere)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Espen Stokkeland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
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