Niels Markussen
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| Full name | Niels Peter Markussen | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1934 Helsingør, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 2008 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | Dragon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Danish Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Niels Peter Markussen (6 September 1934 – 11 July 2008) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Dragon class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Paul Lindemark Jørgensen and Aage Birch.