Eskild Ebbesen

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Opening Flagbearer
Sex	Male
Full name	Eskild Balschmidt•Ebbesen
Used name	Eskild•Ebbesen
Born	27 May 1972 in Silkeborg, Midtjylland (DEN)
Measurements	185 cm / 75 kg
Affiliations	Odense Roklub, Odense (DEN) / DSR, København (DEN)
NOC	Denmark

Medals	OG
Gold	3
Silver	0
Bronze	2
Total	5

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1996 Summer Olympics	Rowing	DEN			Eskild Ebbesen
	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)	Denmark	1	Gold
2000 Summer Olympics	Rowing	DEN			Eskild Ebbesen
	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)	Denmark	3	Bronze
2004 Summer Olympics	Rowing	DEN			Eskild Ebbesen
	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)	Denmark	1	Gold
2008 Summer Olympics	Rowing	DEN			Eskild Ebbesen
	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)	Denmark	1	Gold
2012 Summer Olympics	Rowing	DEN			Eskild Ebbesen
	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)	Denmark	3	Bronze

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.

Games	Date	Sport	Event	Phase	Mark	Pos
1996 Summer Olympics	22 July 1996	Rowing	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men	Round One, Heat #1	6:20.13	1
2004 Summer Olympics	15 August 2004	Rowing	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men	Round One, Heat #2	5:50.72	1
2008 Summer Olympics	10 August 2008	Rowing	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men	Round One, Heat #2	5:50.12	1
2008 Summer Olympics	17 August 2008	Rowing	Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men	Final Round, Final A	5:47.76	1

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
2004 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony	DEN	Eskild Ebbesen

List mentions

Listed in Rowers Who Successfully Defended Their Olympic Title in the Same Event in Back-to-Back Games (Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008)
Listed in Rowers Who Won More Than One Olympic Title in the Same Event in Non-Consecutive Games (Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men: Atlanta 1996, followed by back-to-back titles at Athina 2004/Beijing 2008)