Rune Jacobsen (born 28 September 1967

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) is a sailor from

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, who represented his country at the

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as helmsman in the

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. With crew members Erling Landsværk and Thom Haaland they took the 10th place. Jacobsen is currently managing director and Senior Partner at the

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and heads the

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and

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offices.

References

1967 births Living people Norwegian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors (sport) from Bergen Management consultants 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub