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Ebbe Parsner

Ebbe Parsner
Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner 1949.jpg
Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner at the 1949 European championships
Personal information
Born 6 June 1922
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 24 October 2013 (aged 91)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club DFDS Idrætsklub, København

Ebbe Vestermann Parsner (6 June 1922 – 24 October 2013) was a Danish rower who specialized in the double scull event. Together with Aage Larsen he won the European titles in 1949 and 1950 and a silver medal at the 1948 Olympics. At the 1952 Games they were eliminated in the first round.

During World War II Parsner served in the navy. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sales manager for General Motors and BP. Parsner was married and had two daughters. His wife died in 2008.



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