Eskild Ebbesen

  • Eskild Ebbesen
    Eskild Ebbesen
  • Sport
    Rowing
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 1
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Date of Birth
    May 27, 1972
  • Height
    6' 2" (1.88m)
  • Weight
    165lbs. (75kg)
  • Age
    41
  • Gender
    Male
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in SGT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
28/7/12 6:00 PM Rowing Men's Lightweight Four Without Coxswain Heats See Results
31/7/12 7:50 PM Rowing Men's Lightweight Four Without Coxswain Semifinal See Results
2/8/12 7:10 PM Medal/Final Rowing Men's Lightweight Four Without Coxswain Final See Results

Eskild Ebbesen Biography

Ebbesen walked away from rowing twice, but the 40-year-old returns for his fifth - and likely final - appearance at the Games. He has been one of the world's most decorated rowers since joining the Danish national team in 1990, winning six gold medals at the world championships and three Olympic golds in lightweight coxless fours in 1996, 2004 and '08. Ebbesen also has an Olympic bronze from 2000, when the Danes were forced to carry on with an injury replacement. After carrying Denmark's flag during the opening ceremony in Athens and then taking gold in '04, he chose to retire, only to return three years later in preparation for the 2008 Games. He again said goodbye to the sport following Beijing, but came back last year with an eye on Olympic medal No. 5. With Ebbesen in tow, the Danes should again be favorites in London.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
75 Singapore 0 0 2 2
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