fullname classes show_medals club birth_place weight height birth_date article_title name
claus elsborg olesen keelboat yes kaløvig bådelaug galten , skanderborg , denmark 105 kg lb 0 on 1.93 0 on 21 august 1974 claus olesen
 claus olesen
claus olesen

claus elsborg olesen -lrb- born august 21 , 1974 in galten , skandenborg -rrb- is a retired danish sailor , who specialized in two-person keelboat -lrb- star -rrb- class .
he represented denmark in the star class in two editions of the olympic games -lrb- 2004 and 2012 -rrb- , and also shared bronze medals with his partner michael hestbæk at the 2012 star world championships in hyères , france .
olesen has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for kaløvig bådelaug yacht club in Århus .
olesen made his official debut at the 2004 summer olympics in athens , where he paired up with nicklas holm in the star class .
on august 16 , 2004 , olesen had almost been injured and charged in an automobile accident , when his partner holm struck and killed a british pedestrian while speeding in his car on the way to witness the danish handball team 's prelim match .
being overshadowed and cleared by the accident charges , the danish duo recorded a net score of 83 points to establish a satisfying ninth-place finish in a fleet of seventeen boats , trailing behind bermuda -lrb- led by four-time olympian peter bromby -rrb- by a single mark .
eight years after competing in his last olympics , olesen qualified as a 38-year-old veteran and a crew member for the danish squad in the star class at the 2012 summer olympics in london by placing third and receiving a berth from the world championships in hyères , france .
teaming with his new partner and four-time olympian michael hestbæk in the opening series , the danish duo occupied an eleventh spot with a net score of 89 , missing out a chance to compete for the medal race by nine points behind french sailors pierre-alexis ponsot and xavier rohart .
