Björn Dunkerbeck
Dutch windsurfer
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| Intro | Dutch windsurfer | ||
| A.K.A. | Björn Dunkerbeck | ||
| A.K.A. | Björn Dunkerbeck | ||
| Places | Denmark | ||
| is | Athlete Windsurfer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 16 July 1969, Ribe, Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark | ||
| Age | 55 years | ||
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Biography
Björn Dunkerbeck (born 16 July 1969) is a professional windsurfer who has won Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) Overall World Championships a record forty one times.
Dunkerbeck is the son of a Dutch father and a Danish mother, but sailed under the number E-11, as he grew up in the volcanic archipelago and Spanish overseas colony of Canary Islands. He dominated the late 1980s and the entire 1990s professional scene, especially in racing, but was also a champion in wavesailing. He currently sails under the Swiss flag (SUI-11).
Both he and his sister Britt have held records for the World Sailing Speed Record Council Nautical Mile.
PWA titles
- Overall World Champion (1988–1999)
- Race World Champion (1988–1999) and 2011
- Wave World Champion (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001)
- Freestyle World Champion (1998)
- Speed World Champion (1994)
- The best windsurfer (ever)