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Eskild Ebbesen

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Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (born 27 May 1972, in Silkeborg, Midtjylland) is a Danish lightweight rower, who as part of the Gold Four has won a total number of five Olympic medals (three gold) and six World Championship gold medals. Ebbesen was the flag bearer of the Danish team at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Ebbesen and his crew took an alternative approach to racing and is quoted saying: Our strategy, for every race, was always to be first, to be number one from the beginning of the race. A fast start was important. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eskild Ebbesen is the 3,523rd most popular athlete (down from 3,402nd in 2019), the 799th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 807th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Danish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eskild Ebbesen ranks 3,523 out of 6,025. Before him are Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Ekaterina Karsten, Ramaz Paliani, Richard Schmidt, Vita Styopina, and Claudia Heill. After him are Sylke Otto, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Danka Barteková, Derek Ibbotson, Miltiadis Tentoglou, and Bart Veldkamp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Eskild Ebbesen ranks 847. Before him are Radosław Majdan, Ekaterina Karsten, Eimear Quinn, Poorna Jagannathan, Derrick Alston, and Anne Dorthe Tanderup. After him are Pedro Reyes, Fritz Strobl, Patricia Manterola, Jan Čaloun, Max Brooks, and Georgios Georgiadis.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eskild Ebbesen ranks 799 out of 1,032. Before him are Prince Henrik of Denmark (2009), Patrick Mtiliga (1981), Lene Rantala (1968), Camilla Martin (1974), Anne Dorthe Tanderup (1972), and Magnus Cort (1993). After him are Jacob Laursen (1971), Trine Hansen (1973), Mattias Skjelmose (2000), Alexander Bah (1997), Per Frandsen (1970), and Henrik Møllgaard (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In Denmark

Among athletes born in Denmark, Eskild Ebbesen ranks 30. Before him are Iván García (null), Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (1965), Jess Thorup (1970), Bjørn Hasløv (1941), Tage Henriksen (1925), and Ivan Zaytsev (null). After him are Trine Hansen (1973), Thomas Poulsen (1970), Luke Campbell (null), Thomas Ebert (1973), Mads Rasmussen (1981), and Mads Andersen (1978).

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