Hakon Barfod (17 August 1926 – 4 November 2013)[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan.[2][3]

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Hakon Barfod
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1926-08-17)17 August 1926
Oslo
Died4 November 2013(2013-11-04) (aged 87)
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Dragon
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Dragon
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He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[4]

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