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William Berntsen
Personal information
Full name	William Eldred Berntsen
Nationality	Danish
Born	25 March 1912; Jersie, Denmark
Died	14 September 1994 (aged 82); Frederikssund, Denmark
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Classes	Dragon; 5.5 Metre;
Club	Hellerup Sejlklub; Frederikssund Sejlklub;
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games

William Eldred Berntsen (25 March 1912 – 14 September 1994) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Søren Hancke and Steen Christensen.^[1]

References edit

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Berntsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2011.