Steen Steensen Herschend (12 November 1888 – 3 August 1976) was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Danish boat Nurdug II, which won the silver medal in the 6 metre class.
Steen is an alternative spelling of the Swedish and Danish word sten meaning 'stone'; it is also a shortened form of Ollisteen. It is the given name of the following people Steen Bille (d.
Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games. Since then, the nation has maintained a consistent presence at the Summer Olympic Games, participating in every edition except for the 1904 Games in St. Louis, which were...
The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts. Sixes are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International rule. At their...
Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 152 competitors, 151 men and 1 woman, took part in 46 events in 13 sports.
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The...
This is a list of Olympic medalists in sailing.
This list consists of sailors who have competed in sailing at the Summer Olympics. The number of rows (flags) for each sailor equals the number of times the individual sailor represents their country. The country name behind each flag links to the...
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-offs. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,408...