Stig Westergaard (born 16 September 1963 in

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) is a Danish Olympic sailor in the

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and Soling classes. Westergaard competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.Stig Westergaard at Sports Reference
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; in 2001–02 on ''

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'' and in 2008–09 on ''

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''. He is the brother of

Bjørn Westergaard Bjørn Westergaard (born 12 September 1962, in Esbjerg) is a Danish sailor in the Finn and Soling classes, who finished 21st in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as At ...

. His son

Magnus Westergaard Magnus Hee Westergaard (; born 27 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF. Career Lyngby Early career Born in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Westergaard began playi ...

is a professional

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Danish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Denmark Finn class sailors Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling Volvo Ocean Race sailors Finn class world champions World champions in sailing for Denmark 1963 births Living people Soling class world champions Sportspeople from Esbjerg {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub