Ebbe Vestermann Parsner (6 June 1922 – 24 October 2013) was a Danish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who specialized in the

double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") ar ...

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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1922 births 2013 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub