Erik Bjørkum

Erik Bjørkum

Personal information
Born	(1965-02-26) 26 February 1965 (age 59) Sandefjord
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sailing career
Class	Flying Dutchman
Club	Sandefjord Seilforening[1]
Medal record Sailing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Flying Dutchman

Erik Bjørkum (born 26 February 1965) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medallist, born in Sandefjord. He received a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Ole Petter Pollen.^[2][3] Bjørkum and Pollen won a silver medal at the 1988 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1989 Flying Dutchman World Championship.^[1]

Bjørkum resides at Høvik.

References

1. Fuglum, Arve. "Erik Bjørkum". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
3. Profile: Erik Bjørkum sports-reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)

External links

• Erik Bjørkum at World Sailing
• Erik Bjørkum at Olympics.com
• Erik Bjørkum at Olympedia (archive)