Danish sailor
Hans Fogh
Hans Fogh in 1964
Full name Hans Marius Fogh Nationality Canadian Born (1938-03-08 ) 8 March 1938
Rødovre ,
Denmark Died 14 March 2014(2014-03-14) (aged 76)
Toronto ,
Ontario , Canada Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Class(es)
Flying Dutchman
Soling Club Hellerup Sejlklub Etobicoke Yacht Club
Updated on 17 March 2014.
Hans Marius Fogh (8 March 1938 – 14 March 2014) was one of the most successful competitive
sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals.
[3]
Olympic career
Representing Denmark
Fogh represented his country of birth for the first time during the
1960 Summer Olympics in
Naples as helmsman in the Danish
Flying Dutchman Skum with
Ole Gunnar Petersen as crew, and won the silver medal. In
1964 Fogh returned to the Olympics in
Enoshima again with Ole Gunnar Petersen as crew, Fogh took 4th place in the
Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Miss Denmark 1964 . With crew
Niels Jensen and again in the
Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman , Fogh took 16th place in the
1968 in
Acapulco . The last time Fogh represented Denmark at the Olympics was in the
Flying Dutchman during the
1972 Olympics in
Kiel . With
Ulrik Brock as crew, Fogh took 7th place.
Representing Canada
After Fogh emigrated to
Canada he was selected to represent his new country at the
1976 Summer Olympics in
Kingston . With
Evert Bastet as crew, Fogh took 4th place in the
Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman . His final Olympic appearance came in the
Soling at the
Los Angeles
1984 Summer Olympics . With fellow crew members
Steve Calder and
John Kerr Fogh, as helmsman took the bronze medal.
Personal life
Born on 8 March 1938 in Rødovre, Denmark, Fogh grew up in a family of gardeners and was expected to take over the family business. With the encouragement and support of long-time friend and fellow sailor
Paul Henderson , who managed to lever Fogh’s former career as a gardener, Fogh emigrated to Canada in the 1969 and gained Canadian citizenship in 1975. Fogh was married to Kirsten for 49 years. They have two sons (Morten and Thomas) and five grandchildren. Hans Fogh died from
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease on 14 March 2014 in Toronto.
[4]
Professional life
Expected to work in gardening, like the rest of his family, Fogh took a job at Elvstrom sailmakers where he learned the skills of sailmaking. In 1969 he set up a new sailmaking loft in Canada: Elvstrom Canada . Later he produced sails under the labels: Fogh Sails and North Sails . His involvement in the development of the standard
Laser sail and the subsequent
Laser Radial sail, as well as the
Laser 28 sails are of his many well-known accomplishments in his profession.
[5]
Sailing career
Hans Fogh won countless World, Continental, and National Championships in even so many Olympic, International, and National Classes. Hans took part of six Olympic Games (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984) and took a silver medal in the
Soling during the
Pan Am Games in 1987.
A list of major championships is given on the right.
He helmed Evergreen for Don Green during the 1978
Canada's Cup .
[6] He sailed on Canada II during the
1987 Louis Vuitton Cup .
Fogh is an Honoured member of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame
[7] from 1985, Canadian Olympic Sports Hall of Fame 1986 and the Etobicoke Sports Halls of Fame.
See also
References
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Hans Fogh .
Fleet racing
1971
Dane ,
LeBlanc ,
Cerise
1972
Goldsmith
1973
Canada
Fogh
1974
Melges
1975
Kolius
1976
Melges
1977
Curtis
1978
Curtis
1979
Haines
1980
Baird
1981
Canada
Fogh
1982
Canada
Fogh
1983
Curtis
1984
Haines
1985
Canada
Fogh
1986
Canada
Fogh
1987
Kostecki
1988
Kostecki
1989
Canada
Abbott, Jr. ,
M. Abbott ,
Beatty
1990
Canada
Fogh
1991
Mahaney
1992
Mahaney
1993 Not completed
1994
Klein
1995
Madrigali
1996
Madrigali
2001
J. Hoeksema , Wolf,
R. Hoeksema
2002
Cohan , Buttner, Gladchin
2003
Walker
2004
Wareham ,
Vance ,
Brackett
2005
Galloway ,
Steinborn ,
Anthony
2006
Canada
P. Hall ,
Karrigan ,
Deacon
2007
Canada
P. Hall ,
Parekh ,
Parsons
2008
Canada
Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Findlater
2010
Canada
Fogh ,
Fich ,
Devries
2011
Gallaway ,
Proctor ,
Ewing
2012
Canada
Fogh ,
Fich ,
Devries
2013
Canada
P. Hall ,
Lacey ,
W. Hall
2014
Canada
P. Hall ,
Parsons ,
W. Hall
2015
Canada
P. Hall ,
Lacey ,
W. Hall
2016
Canada
P. Hall ,
Lacey ,
W. Hall
2017
Germany
Dietzel ,
Zeileis ,
Ramoser
2018
Canada
P. Hall ,
Lacey ,
W. Hall
2019
Canada
P. Hall , Scott McNeil,
W. Hall
Fleet racing
1969
Dane ,
LeBlanc ,
Cerise
1970
United States
Melges
1971
United States
Melges
1972 Olympic year - not held
1973
H. Fogh
1974
United States
Melges
1975
Australia
Forbes ,
Anderson ,
O'Neil
1976 Olympic year - not held
1977
P. Hall
1978
H. Fogh
1979
P. Hall
1980
Brazil
T. Grael ,
Adler ,
Senfft
1981
H. Fogh
1982
H. Fogh
1983
United States
Chapin
1984
Abbott, Jr.
1985
H. Fogh
1986
H. Fogh
1987 Not held
1988
Abbott, Jr.
1989
Thomson ,
Flinn ,
Gow
1990
Beatty
1991
Thomson ,
Flinn ,
Gow
1992
Abbott, Jr.
1993
United States
Madrigali
1994
United States
Kolius
1995
South Africa
Savage
2002
Huczek , T. Rickards,
Hymers
2004
Mitchel ,
MacKnight ,
Davy
2005
Huczek ,
Hymers ,
Logar
2006
H. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2007
H. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2008
H. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Findlater
2009
H. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2010
H. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2011
Abbott, Jr. ,
Lacey /
M. Abbott ,
J. Abbott
2012
H. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2013
Abbott, Jr. ,
M. Abbott ,
Bamford
2014
T. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2015
P. Hall ,
W. Hall ,
Lacey
2016
T. Fogh ,
Cheer ,
Devries
2017
P. Hall ,
Lacey ,
Paccarar
2018
P. Hall ,
W. Hall ,
Lacey
2019 Bruce Clifford,
M. Abbott ,
N. Abbott
Fleet racing
1968:
Norway
Spilling
1969:
Sweden
von Grünewaldt ,
Nilsson ,
Nordin
1970:
Denmark
Elvstrøm ,
Jensen ,
Mik-Meyer
1971:
Denmark
Elvstrøm ,
Jensen ,
Bandolowski
1972:
East Germany
Schwarz ,
Köpsel ,
Christoph
1973:
East Germany
Below ,
Engelhardt ,
Zachries
1974:
West Germany
Kuhweide ,
May ,
Meyer
1975:
Sweden
Wennerström ,
Roslund ,
Krook
1976:
East Germany
Below ,
Engelhardt ,
Zachries
1977:
West Germany
Geis ,
Fehzner ,
Bock
1978:
Canada
Fogh ,
Kerr ,
Toews
1979:
Brazil
de Souza ,
Kaufman ,
Heiman
1980:
Soviet Union
B. Budnikov ,
A. Budnikov ,
Polyakov
1981:
Austria
Farthofer ,
Vartian ,
Holler
1982:
Canada
Fogh ,
Høj Jensen ,
Kerr
1983:
Canada
Fogh ,
Calder ,
Kerr
1984: Not held due to Olympics.
1985:
Norway
Wang ,
Petterson ,
Selander
1986:
East Germany
Schümann ,
Flach ,
Jäkel
1987:
Soviet Union
Shayduko ,
Kanov ,
Polyakov
1988:
East Germany
Schümann ,
Flach ,
Jäkel
1989:
Denmark
Bank ,
Seier ,
Secher
1990 - 2018 To be researched first!
2005:
Germany
R. Koch ,
M.Koch ,
Bornemann
2009:
Germany
R. Koch ,
M.Koch ,
Bornemann
2019:
Finland
E. Heinonen ,
Helmhout ,
M. Heinonen
2020: Not held due to
COVID-19
2021:
Netherlands
den Outer ,
de Lange ,
Souli
Match racing
Fleet racing
1969:
Dane ,
Le Blanc &
Cerise
1970:
Curtis ,
Doyle &
Cormier
1971:
Mosbacher ,
Hutcheson &
Dickey
1972:
Curtis ,
J. Curtis ,
Rousmaniere &
Nystedt
1973:
Dakin ,
J. Dakin &
Crowler
1974:
Kolius ,
Hoepfner &
Hunt
1975:
Forbes ,
Anderson &
O'Neil
1976:
Buchan ,
Buchan &
Scorett
1977:
Fogh ,
Toews &
Kerr
1978:
Haines ,
Trevelyan &
V. Brun
1979:
Abbott Jr. ,
Abbott Sr. &
Bissel
1980:
Allen ,
Hoffman &
Porter
1981:
Grael ,
Adler &
Senfft
1982:
Baird ,
Klein &
Edmundson
1983:
Melges ,
Melges III &
H. Melges
1984:
Fogh ,
Toews &
Calder
1985:
Fogh ,
Calder &
Maru
1986:
Fogh ,
Calder &
Maru
1987:
Kostecki ,
Billingham &
Baylis
1988:
Mahaney ,
L. Mahaney &
Brady
1989:
Mahaney ,
Brady &
Kern
1990:
Mahaney ,
Brady &
Kern
1991:
Mahaney ,
Brady &
Kern
1992:
Klein ,
Corwin &
Burns
1993:
Klein ,
Corwin &
Burns
1994:
Fogh ,
T. Fogh &
van Wonderen
1995:
Madrigali ,
Barton &
Massey
1996:
Madrigali ,
Barton &
Massey
1997:
Curtis ,
McKlintock &
Anderson
1998:
Madrigali ,
Healy &
Jordan
1999:
Curtis ,
Hart &
Brenner
2000:
Larsen ,
Anderson &
Moffett
2001:
Heitzinger ,
Tennity &
Santos
2002:
Johnsson ,
M. Johnsson &
Leslie
2003:
Johnsson ,
M. Johnsson &
Hernandez
2004:
Abbott Jr. ,
Tucker &
Turvey
2005:
Abbott Jr. ,
J. Abbott &
Boston
2006:
Johnsson ,
M. Johnsson &
Hernandez
2007:
Fogh ,
Cheer &
Devries
2008:
Fogh ,
Cheer &
Devries
2009:
P. Hall ,
Kerrigan &
Flynn
2010:
Fogh ,
Cheer &
Devries
2011:
Kanter ,
Tully &
Freemann
2012:
P. Hall ,
Davis &
W. Hall
2013:
Fogh ,
Findlater &
Devries
2014:
P. Hall ,
Davis &
W. Hall
2015:
P. Hall ,
W. Hall &
Lacey
2016:
Abbott Jr. ,
Davis &
J. Abbott
2017:
P. Hall ,
W. Hall &
Devries
2018:
Kanter ,
Willan &
Devries
2019:
den Outer ,
de Lange &
Bosch
2020: Not held due to
COVID-19
2021: Not held due to COVID-19
Match racing