Eskild Ebbesen
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's rowing | ||
Competitor for  Denmark |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Lightweight coxless fours |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Lightweight coxless fours |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Lightweight coxless fours |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Lightweight coxless fours |
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (born May 27, 1972 in Silkeborg, Midtjylland) is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won a total number of four Olympic and six World Championship gold medals.
Ebbesen was the flag bearer of the Danish team at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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Ebbesen and his crew took an alternative approach to racing and is quoted saying : "Our strategy, for every race, was always to be first, to be number one from the beginning of the race. A fast start was important. It became natural for us to do a high stroke rate. It then escalated. I don't think we have many strokes under 40."
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