Esko Rechardt
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1980 Moscow | Finn class |
Esko Tapani Rechardt (born 9 May 1958 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the Finn class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1][2]
He sailed on Martela OF during the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Biography
[edit]Rechardt has a master's degree in engineering, and after his sporting career has designed bridges, such as the bridge connecting the Korkeasaari zoo to Helsinki mainland.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Esko Rechardt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Olympialegendat - Peking 2008 Olympialaiset - MTV3.fi". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
External links
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Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Finnish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Finland
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Volvo Ocean Race sailors
- 20th-century Finnish people
- Sailors (sport) from Helsinki
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish yacht racing biography stubs