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Bengt Palmquist
sailor
- April 4, 1923
- November 26, 1995
- 72 years
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Bengt Palmquist, 72, Swedish sailor and Olympian (1956, 1960, 1968).
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|Bengt Valdemar Palmquist (4 April 1923 – 26 November 1995) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the Dragon class at the 1956, 1960 and 1968 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1956, finishing 20th and sixth in 1960 and 1968, respectively; he was the helmsman in 1960. In 1975 he won a world title in the same event sailing with his sons Björn and Johan.
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