Jesper Bank

{{short description|Danish sailor and Olympic champion|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Soling class]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Soling class]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Soling class]]}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Jesper Bank''' (born 6 April 1957 in [[Fredericia]]) is a Danish [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] and Olympic champion. He received a bronze medal in the ''[[Soling|Soling class]]'' at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul.<ref name=db-ol1988-sailing>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031065851/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=YAT |archive-date=31 October 2006 |url-status=dead |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=YAT |title=1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref>

He won a gold medal at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona,<ref name=db-ol1992-sailing>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218162535/http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=YAT |archive-date=18 February 2006 |url-status=dead |url=http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=YAT |title=1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref> and again at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney.<ref name=db-ol2000-sailing>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101855/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |archive-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref>

This makes Jesper Bank among the most winning regatta and match-race sailors seen. Between 1978 (nationally) relatively 1987 (internationally) and 2000 achieved he to be: * Twice Olympic champion and additional one time bronze medallist. * 8 times World champion and additional 5 times medallist. * 3 times European Champion and additional 3 times medallist. * Scandinavian Champion and additional two times bronze medallist. * 9 times national Danish Champion and additional a single bronze medal.

The international and some national results though as skipper in 3-crew boat classes.

He sailed for [[Victory Challenge]] in the [[2003 Louis Vuitton Cup]] and [[United Internet Team Germany]] in the [[2007 Louis Vuitton Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cupinfo.com/en/07teampage-main.php |title=America's Cup – 2007 Defender and Challengers: Teams |work=CupInfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/news/18708.php |title=STAMM Finishes in Bilbao To Defend Title |date=30 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426162823/http://www.sailing.org/news/18708.php |archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref>

After his career in sports he has been producing sails and has widely been used as sailing advisor by teams on all levels as well as single sailors.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=DENJB3|www=jesper-bank}} * {{Olympics.com|jesper-bank}} * {{Olympedia}}

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