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Place of Birth: Hørsholm, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Kristine Roug
- Kristine Roug (born 12 March 1975) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the Europe Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.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 single dinghies for women in the 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 Mr.
- Povl Elstrøm. With the Olympic gold medal in 1996, Kristine Roug made several Danish outstanding records: • The first Danish woman to get gold in sailing • The first Danish woman to win Olympic gold within the last 48 years.
- • The youngest Dane to win Olympic gold ever. World championships 1994 - LA ROCHELLE - FRANCE 1.
- Kristine Roug - DEN • 2.
- Tine Moberg Parker – CAN • 3.
- Margriet Matthijsse - NED 1995 - NORTH SHORE CITY - NEW ZEALAND 1.
- Kristine Roug DEN • 2.
- Margriet Matthijsse - NED • 3.
- Natalia Via Dufresne - ESP 1997 - SAN FRANCISCO – USA 1.
- Margriet Matthijsse - NED • 2.
- Kristine Roug – DEN • 3.
- Melanie Dennisson - AUS 1998 - TRAVEMÜNDE - GERMANY 1.
- Carolijn Brouwer – NED • 2.
- Shirley Robertson – GBR • 3.
- Kristine Roug – DEN 2000 - SALVADOR DA BAHÍA – BRAZIL 1.
- Kristine Roug – DEN • 2.
- Shirley Robertson – GBR • 3.
- Meg Gaillard - USA Kieler Woche 1997 • 1999 • 2000 Danish Sailer of the year: 1996 • 1994
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