Hans Fogh

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]

Hans Fogh
Hans Fogh in 1964
Personal information
Full nameHans Marius Fogh
NationalityCanadian
Born(1938-03-08)8 March 1938
Rødovre, Denmark
Died14 March 2014(2014-03-14) (aged 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Flying Dutchman
Soling
ClubHellerup Sejlklub
Etobicoke Yacht Club
Medal record
Representing  Denmark[1]
Olympic Games
1960 NaplesFlying Dutchman
World Championships
1962 St. Petersburg Flying Dutchman
1973 Rochester Flying Dutchman
1974 SydneySoling
1974 Weymouth Flying Dutchman
European Championships
1960 SandhamnFlying Dutchman
1964 WhitstableFlying Dutchman
Representing  Canada[2]
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesSoling
World Championships
2006 AnnapolisSoling
2012 Milwaukee Soling
1978 Rio de JaneiroSoling
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Soling
European Championships
1976 Hyères Flying Dutchman
1978 Kiel Soling
1982 DragørSoling
1983 MedemblikSoling
1987 KarlshamnSoling
North American Championships
1984 KingstonSoling
2008 Toronto Soling
2010 Bath Soling
2013 Plattsburgh Soling
1993 Rochester Soling
1994 Seawanhaka Soling
1998 Rochester Soling
1999 TorontoSoling
2005 TorontoSoling
2007 WilmetteSoling
2009 PlattsburghSoling
2011 Kingston Soling
Updated on 17 March 2014.

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
  1. "Flying Dutchman Championships". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. "Soling Championships". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "Hans Fogh Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. "Hans Fogh March 8, 1938 – March 14, 2014". International Soling Association. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. The Complete Book of Laser Sailing. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. thespec.com: "Reliving the ill-fated Fastnet", 12 May 2007. See crew in photo #2.
  7. "Canada Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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