Børge Hougaard

Who is Børge Hougaard?

Børge Hougaard Petersen was a Danish rower who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He participated in the men's eights alongside Charles Willumsen, Ib Nielsen, Niels Rasmussen, Gerhardt Sørensen, Jarl Emcken, Poul Korup, Holger Larsen, and Niels Wamberg, but the team was eliminated in the opening round. He was born in Nykøbing Falster and competed out of Roklubben Skjold, with whom he won the eights event at the Danish national rowing championships for three consecutive years from 1947 through 1949.