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Gustav Thaulow
Gustav Thaulow (1875–1942) was a Norwegian engineer and sailor who won Olympic gold in the 12-meter class aboard the yacht Magda IX at the 1912 Stockholm Games.
Haakon Bryhn
Haakon Piro Bryhn (1901-1968), Norwegian sailor, KNS Oslo club member; won 1928 Amsterdam Olympic gold in the 6-metre class aboard Norna with Johan Anker, Crown Prince Olav, and Erik Anker.
Hakon Barfod
Håkon Barfod (1926–2013), Norwegian sailor, won Olympic gold in the Dragon class aboard Pan with Thor Thorvaldsen and Sigve Lie at London 1948 and Helsinki 1952, plus Dragon Gold Cups 1948 and 1950.
Hal Haenel
Hal Haenel (Harold H. Haenel), American Star class sailor, three-time Olympian crewing for Mark Reynolds: silver at Seoul 1988, gold at Barcelona 1992, Star world champion 1995, later US Sailing Team leader at Sydney 2000.
Halfdan Hansen
Halfdan Nicolai Hansen (1883–1953) was a Norwegian sailor who won Olympic gold in the 12 meter class at Stockholm 1912, and later managed an insurance office in Oslo.
Halvor Møgster
Halvor Møgster (Halvor Olai Larsen Møgster, later Kolbeinsvik, 1875–1950), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll, Bergens Seilforening; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12 metres class aboard Atlanta with eight crewmates.
Halvor Olai Birkeland
Halvor Olai Birkeland (1894–1971), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12 metres (1907 Rating) aboard Atlanta with brother Rasmus; Bergens Seilforening member.
Hannah Mills
Hannah Mills (born 1988, Cardiff) is a Welsh sailor, the most successful female Olympic sailor with 470 gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and silver at London 2012, now Emirates GBR SailGP strategist and Athena Pathway co-founder.
Hans Joachim Weise
Hans Joachim Weise (Rudolf Hans-Joachim Weise, 1912-1991), German Star-class sailor, VSaW Berlin; won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold with Peter Bischoff aboard Wannsee, plus 1938 world and 1936-37 European titles.
Hans Peter Steinacher
Hans Peter Steinacher, born 1968 in Zell am See, is an Austrian sailor who won Olympic Tornado gold with Roman Hagara at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
Hans Stoermann Næss
Hans Stoermann-Næss (Hans Henrik Stoermann-Næss, 1886–1958), Norwegian sailor from Bergen; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12 metres class aboard Atlanta, the event's only entrant; later a shipbroker.
Harald Hagen
Harald Hagen (Harald Wilhelm Karl Hagen, Jr., 1902–1972), Norwegian sailor from Oslo, KNS club; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the open 8 metres class aboard the yacht Bera, his only Olympic medal.
Harald Wallin
Harald Wallin, full name Johan Harald Alfred Wallin, was a Swedish sailor from Gothenburg who won 8-meter silver at the 1908 Olympics and 10-meter gold in 1912.
Harro Bode
Harro Bode (born 1951) is a German sailor and civil engineer; with Frank Hübner he won 470-class Olympic gold at Montréal 1976, then became a University of Hannover professor and Ruhrverband chairman in water management.
Heinrich Peters
Heinrich Peters was a German sailor who won gold and silver medals in sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris as a crew member of the yacht Aschenbrödel.
Helene, Comtesse de Pourtales
Hélène, Comtesse de Pourtalès (Helen Barbey, 1868-1945), Swiss-American countess and sailor; first woman to compete at the Olympics and first female Olympic medalist, winning gold and silver in the 1-2 ton class aboard Lérina at Paris 1900.
Helmer Pedersen
Helmer Orla Leif Pedersen (1930–1987), Danish-born New Zealand sailor; with Earle Wells won Flying Dutchman gold at Tokyo 1964 aboard Pandora, New Zealand's second Olympic sailing gold; earlier reserve for Denmark 1952 and NZ 1960.
Henri Gilardoni
Henri Gilardoni (Henri Joseph Marcel Gilardoni, 1876–1937), French sailor; won gold in the 3-10 Tons class, Race #1, at the 1900 Paris Olympics helming the yacht Fémur at Meulan.
Henrik Blakskjær
Henrik Blakskjær (born 1971) is a Danish sailor, crew member with Jesper Bank and Thomas Jacobsen in the Soling that won Olympic gold 4-3 over Germany at Sydney 2000; distinct from Henryk Blaszka and Rasmus Blakskjær.
Henrik Østervold
Henrik Østervold (Henrik Olsen Østervold, 1878–1957), Norwegian sailor and ship-owner from Austevoll; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12-metre (1907) class as owner-helmsman of Atlanta, sailing with three brothers.
Henry Downes
Henry Downes (John Henry Downes, 1870–1943), Scottish sailor and electrical engineer; mate on Hera, gold medalist in the 12-metre class at the 1908 London Olympics, brother of Arthur Downes.
Henry Sutton
Henry Cecil Sutton (1868–1936), English sailor and Royal Yacht Squadron member, won Olympic gold in the 8 metre class at London 1908 aboard Cobweb, the yacht of his brother-in-law Blair Cochrane.
Herman Nyberg
Herman Andreas Nyberg (1880-1968), Swedish sailor from GKSS Gothenburg; won gold in the 10-metre class aboard yacht Kitty at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Sweden's first sailing gold. Distinct from the 1912 shooter Herman Nyberg.
Herman Whiton
Herman Frasch "Swede" Whiton (1904–1967), American sailor and oil executive, won Olympic 6 Metre gold in 1948 and 1952 aboard Llanoria with different crews, after the 1924 6 Meter World Championship.
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor, full name John Howard Taylor, was a British stockbroker and sailor who won gold in the 3-10 ton class at the 1900 Paris Olympics aboard Bona Fide.
Humbert Lunden
Humbert Lundén (Anders Pontus Humbert Lundén, 1882–1961), Swedish sailor of GKSS Göteborg, won gold in the 10-metre class aboard Kitty at Stockholm 1912, Sweden's first Olympic sailing gold.
Iain Jensen
Iain Jensen (born 1988) is an Australian sailor who won Olympic gold in the 49er at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016 with Nathan Outteridge.
Iain Macdonald Smith
Iain Macdonald Smith (Iain Somerled MacDonald-Smith), British Olympic sailor born 1945 in Oxford; won 1968 Flying Dutchman gold crewing for Rodney Pattisson in Superdocious with a record 3.0 net points, and placed 13th in the 1976 Soling.
Iain Percy
Iain Bryden Percy, British sailor born 1976 in Southampton, double Olympic champion (Finn Sydney 2000, Star Beijing 2008) with London 2012 silver, two-time Star world champion, now CEO of Artemis Technologies and Artemis SailGP Team.
Igor Marenic
Igor Marenić, Croatian sailor born 1986 in Mali Lošinj; with Šime Fantela won 470 gold at Rio 2016, Croatia's first Olympic sailing gold, plus two world and three European 470 titles; now 470 Class president.