Bengt Palmquist

Personal information

Born

4 April 1923
Göteborg, Sweden

Died

26 November 1995 (aged 72)
Särö, Sweden

Height

176 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

72 kg (159 lb)

Sport

Sailing

Club

GKSS, Göteborg

Medal record

Olympic Games
Representing Sweden
	1956 Melbourne	Dragon class
Dragon World Championships
	1975 Rochester	Dragon class

Bengt Valdemar Palmquist (4 April 1923 – 26 November 1995) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the Dragon class at the 1956, 1960 and 1968 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1956, finishing 20th and sixth in 1960 and 1968, respectively; he was the helmsman in 1960. In 1975 he won a world title in the same event sailing with his sons Björn and Johan.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Bengt Palmquist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
↑ Bengt Palmquist. Swedish Olympic Committee

Olympic Champions in Dragon

1948: Thorvaldsen, Barfod & Lie (NOR) 1952: Thorvaldsen, Barfod & Lie (NOR) 1956: Bohlin, Palmquist & Wikström (SWE) 1960: Crown Prince Constantine, Eskitzoglou & Zaimis (GRE) 1964: Berntsen, von Bülow & Poulsen (DEN) 1968: Friedrichs, Jahncke & Schreck (USA) 1972: Cuneo, Anderson & Shaw (AUS)

World Champions in Dragon

1965: O. Berntsen, Poulsen & J. Berntsen
1967: Friedrichs, Schreck & Jahncke
1969: Mosbacher, Francisco & Saville
1971: J. Sundelin, P. Sundelin & U. Sundelin
1973: Eliasson, J. Palmquist & Burman
1975: Bengt Palmquist, J. Palmquist & Björn Palmquist
1977: Ferreberger, Eisl & Spitzbart
1979: R. Porter, I. Porter & Antill
1981: Glas, Binder & Henwig
1983: Burgess, Brown & Korman
1985: Rappel, Lipp & Obermeier
1987: Bandolowski, Hvalsø & Hansen
1989: P. R. Høj Jensen, Hansen & Persson
1991: Boyes, Jackson & Peel
1993: Bank, O. Børresen & B. Børresen
1995: Rogers, Behrens & Burnett
1997: Bank, Olsen & O. Børresen
1999: C. Høj Jensen, Reker Andersen & Hovgaard
2001: Philipp, Imbeck & Adakan
2003: Schön, Hösch & Huber
2005: Schönherr, Kaempe & Waltersdorph
2007: Müller, Hösch & Sheibmayr
2009: P. R. Høj Jensen, Palm & L. Jensen
2011: Smith, Tavinor & Stewart
2013: Diederichs, Beadsworth & Lea
2015: Braslavets, Mirchuk & Timokhov

Dragon Gold Cup Champions

1937: Billner
1938: Döhler
1939: Gedda
1947: Barnett
1948: Thorvaldsen
1949: Berntsen
1950: Thorvaldsen
1951: Warrer
1952: Christensen
1953: Thomsen
1954: Berntsen
1955: Thomsen
1956: Warrer
1957: Berntsen
1958: Sorrentino
1959: Windeyer
1960: Berntsen
1961: G. Smith
1962: Berntsen
1963: Birch
1964: Birch
1965: H. Jensen
1966: Birch
1967: Børresen
1968: Birch
1969: Birch
1970: Birch
1971: Henry
1972: Birch
1973: Young
1974: Truman
1975: Krogh
1976: Stulcken
1977: Stulcken
1978: Palmquist
1979: Palmquist
1980: Ulrich
1981: Schaefer
1982: Krautgartner
1983: Oldendorff
1984: Bandolowski, Hansen & Hvalsø
1985: Børresen
1986: Bandolowski, Hansen & Hvalsø
1987: A. F. G. Bakker, J. Bakker & Vis
1988: Imhoff
1989: Imhoff
1990: Høj Jensen
1991: L. Jensen
1992: Høj Jensen
1993: Imhoff
1994: Høj Jensen
1995: Müller-Spreer
1996: Hösch
1997: Høj Jensen
1998: L. Jensen
1999: Hendriksen
2000: Müller-Spreer, Fendt & Hösch
2001: Müller-Spreer
2002: Thomas Müller, Wagner, Oesterreich
2003: Schönherr, Waltersdorph & Kaempe
2004: Schönherr, Waltersdorph & Kaempe
2005: Schönherr, Waltersdorph & Kaempe
2006: Fritz
2007: Hendriksen
2008: Høj Jensen, Palm & Norden
2009: Taran, Sadchikov & Statsenko
2010: Loginov, Kirilyuk & Shalagin
2011: Wieser, Pughchev & Paschen
2012: Tommy Müller, Hösch & Lipp
2013: Wieser, Pughchev & Leonchuk
2014: Wieser, Pughchev & Leonchuk
2015: L. Smith, Tavinor & Houweling

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