Johan Ferner
Johan Martin Ferner | |||||||||||||||
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Ferner in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Johan Martin Jacobsen 22 July 1927 Asker, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 87) The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Burial place | Ris Cemetery, Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Children | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Finn Ferner (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Johan Martin Ferner (né Johan Martin Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Finn Ferner (his brother), Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen. He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway and Princess Ragnhild.