Erik Bjørkum (born 26 February 1965) is a Norwegian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and Olympic medallist, born in

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sandefjord ...

. He received a silver medal in the

Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' () is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever. The myths and ghost stories are likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India C ...

class at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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, together with Ole Petter Pollen.Profile: Erik Bjørkum
''sports-reference.com'' (Retrieved on 13 December 2008) Bjørkum and Pollen won a silver medal at the 1988 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1989 Flying Dutchman World Championship. Bjørkum resides at

Høvik Høvik is a suburban area in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway, within the Oslo metropolitan area. Primarily a residential area, its population was 4,311 in 2005. Høvik is typically divided into two parts: Nedre (lower) and Øvre (up ...

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* * * 1965 births Living people Norwegian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sailors (sport) from Bærum Sportspeople from Sandefjord 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub