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Jan Kjærulff

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Jan Kjærulff
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born(1943-12-30)30 December 1943
Maglegård, Denmark
Died25 August 2006(2006-08-25) (aged 62)
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sailing career
ClassSoling
Club Royal Danish Yacht Club

Jan Kjærulff (30 December 1943 – 25 August 2006) was a sailor from Denmark.[1] He was born in Maglegård. Kjærulff represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Kjærulff took 13th place in the Soling with Paul Elvstrøm as helmsman and Valdemar Bandolowski as fellow crew member. Kjærulff died in August 2006.[2][3] With Paul Elvstrøm he formed Elvstrøm & Kjærulff Yacht Design, and Kjærulff is credited with the design of many yachts.[4]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Kjærulff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Døde". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ^ Lykke, Troels (27 August 2006). "Designeren Jan Kjærulff blev 62 år". Bådmagasinets (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Jan Kjærulff". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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