Kristine Roug

{{Short description|Danish sailor (born 1975)}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Women's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{DEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Europe class]]}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Cristine Storm Lassen''' ({{nee}} Kristine Roug, born 12 March 1975 in [[Hørsholm]]) is a Danish [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] and Olympic champion.

She won a gold medal in the [[Europe (dinghy)|Europe class]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]].<ref name=db-ol1996-sailing>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119144331/http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=YAT|archive-date=19 January 2013|url-status=dead|url=http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=YAT|title=1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing|website=databaseOlympics.com|access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref> She was named ''Danish Sailer of the year'' in 1994 and again in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Kristine sailed the Europe dinghy between 1990 and 2000. In summer 1994 she won the world championship in the Europe dinghy two weeks later she won [[ISAF World Sailing Games|ISAF]] single dinghies for women in the [[Laser (dinghy)|Laser]], and half-year later in January 1995 in New Zealand she won once again the World Championship. At that time the Danish media really got interested in her talent and compared her with the five times Olympic champion [[Paul Elvstrøm]].

With the Olympic gold medal in 1996, Kristine Roug made several Danish outstanding records:

* The first Danish woman to win gold in sailing * The first Danish woman to win Olympic gold within the last 48 years * The youngest Dane to win Olympic gold

== Awards == '''[[Europe World Championships]]''' * 1994: 1st place * 1995: 1st place * 1997: 2nd place * 1998: 3rd place * 2000: 1st place

'''[[ISAF World Sailing Games]]''' * [[1998 ISAF World Sailing Games|1998]], 1st place in [[Laser Radial]]

'''[[Kiel Week]]''' * 1997: 1st place * 1999: 1st place * 2000: 1st place

[[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|'''Summer olympics''']] * [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Europe|1996]], 1st place in [[Europe (dinghy)|Europe]] * [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Europe|2000]], 10th place in Europe

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{sports links}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/kristine-roug-1.html sports-reference.com] *[http://telecards.colnect.com/viewcard.php?card=23115 telecards.colnect.com]

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