Summary
Per Eugen Kristiansen (born 8 April 1969)[1] is a Norwegian sailor from Bekkestua who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Sonar class, together with Marie Solberg and Aleksander Wang-Hansen. He has sailed since he was 7. In 1994, he was involved in a climbing accident, and since then has been reliant on a wheelchair. Nine months later, he was an active sailor again. In 1998, he competed for the first time after a disabled sailor invited him to an event, and from then on, he has been an active regatta sailor.[2] In January 2012, he won the World Sailing Championship in Florida.[3]
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| Nationality |  Norwegian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1994- | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kongelig Norsk Seilforening | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Esben Slaatto from 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1993, Kristiansen got his cand.scient. in organic chemistry from the University of Oslo. On 22 October 1999, he received his doctorate, and from 2000 to 2002, he undertook postdoctorate studies at Washington State University. From 2002 to 2005, he worked at the University of Oslo, where he is now a senior engineer in the department for biochemistry and molecular biology.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Per Eugen Kristiansen at london2012.com
- ^ Sport and wildlife interests at the uio homepage
- ^ "VM-gull til den norske Sonaren. Article at kappseiling.no". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Per Eugen Kristiansen, senior engineer, Universitetet i Oslo
- ^ Homepage at uio
External links edit
- Homepage at the Institute for Molecular Biological Science
- Picture of bronze boat at eurosport.yahoo.com
- ^ 1999 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ 2001 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ 2002 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ 2003 IFDS Three Person Keelboat World Championship at World Sailing
- ^ 2005 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ 2006 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ http://www.2006ifdsworlds.com.au[dead link]
- ^ 2007 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ 2009 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ "IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship 2009". sailing.org. World Sailing.
- ^ http://www.disabledworlds09.gr [dead link]
- ^ 2010 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ http://www.ifdsworlds2010.com [dead link]
- ^ 2011 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ http://www.ifdsworlds2011.com [dead link]
- ^ 2012 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ http://www.ifdsworlds2012.com [dead link]
- ^ 2013 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ http://www.ifdsworlds2013.com [dead link]
- ^ 2014 IFDS Combined World Championships at World Sailing
- ^ 2015 Para World Sailing Championships at World Sailing
- ^ http://www.ifdsworlds2015.com [dead link]