Klaus Baard Baess (10 November 1924 – 16 September 2018) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon class at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

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, together with

William Berntsen William Eldred Berntsen (25 March 1912 – 14 September 1994) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) i ...

and

Ole Berntsen Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen (22 January 1915 – 26 May 1996) was a Danish sailboat racing, sailor. He competed in the Dragon (keelboat), dragon class at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1964 Olympics and placed third, fifth, second and first, respecti ...

. Baess died on 16 September 2018 at the age of 93.

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* * * 1924 births 2018 deaths Danish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sailors (sport) from Frederiksberg Royal Danish Yacht Club sailors 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub