Erik von Holst (30 August 1894, in

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– 31 May 1962, in

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sailor and ice sailor who represented

in the

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in the men's olympic monotype class. He also designed and constructed the International Monotype-XV ice yacht.

References

Baltische Segler-Vereinigung e.V. E. von Holst
(German)

External links

Biography at Official homepage of International Monotype-XV Ice Yacht Racing Association

1894 births 1962 deaths Estonian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Estonia Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – O-Jolle Ice yachting Yacht designers Estonian designers Estonian people of Baltic German descent Estonian emigrants to Germany {{Estonia-yachtracing-bio-stub