Erik Herman Hansen (born 4 June 1945 in

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) is a Danish

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and Olympic champion. Together with Valdemar Bandolowski and

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he won a gold medal in the Soling class at the

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, and again at the

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* * * 1945 births Living people Danish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Denmark Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sailors (sport) from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub