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COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Paul Elvstrom, a yachtsman who won four straight Olympic sailing gold medals between 1948 and 1960, has died, the Danish sports confederation said Thursday. He was 88.Elvstrom, who was named Denmarks sportsman of the century in 1996, died Wednesday, the confederation said.When Elvstrom stopped competing after the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he put an end to a 40-year career that took him to eight Olympics. He also won 13 world championships and seven European championships.Elvstrom won his first gold medal in 1948 in the one-man Firefly class, and made the top of the Olympic podium again in the Finn class in 1952, 1956 and 1960.He was one of the all-time greatest, said Niels Nygaard, the president of the Danish sports confederation. He is the reason why Denmark positioned itself as a major power in sailing.Elvstroms feat of Olympic titles wasnt matched until British sailor Ben Ainslie won four straight ending in 2012.Saddened to hear the legendary Paul Elvstrom has passed away. He was an inspiration to pretty much anyone who stepped foot on a sailing boat, Ainslie wrote on Twitter.Elvstrom was highly regarded among his peers and was noted for once saying that you havent won the race, if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors.Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, an IOC member, called Elvstrom a beacon of the sport who revolutionized sailing with his tactical and technical skills, and was ahead of his time.In his last five years of competing, he raced with one of his four daughters, Trine Elvstrom-Myralf. In the Tornado class, father and daughter won two European championships and placed fourth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.Born in northern Copenhagen, Elvstrom trained as a mason, an architect and a real estate agent. In his later years, he struggled with Parkinsons disease.In 2013, his daughter Trine told Danish newspaper BT that her father was trying to get going although it is not easy with the disease.Wholesale Custom Baseball Jerseys . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Cheap Custom Baseball Jerseys .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. https://www.custombaseballnikejerseys.com/?tag=custom-chicago-cubs-nike-jerseys . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Custom Tampa Bay Rays Nike Jerseys . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Custom Baseball Jerseys China . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique.ARCADIA, Calif. -- A horse has been scratched from the $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf in the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita.Trainer Mark Casse says Victory to Victory wont run in the mile race Friday because of a splint bone injury. The 2-year-old filly will need a few weeks off.With the defection, Sweeeping Paddy draws into the 14-horse field, giving Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens a mount in the race.ddddddddddddThe other also eligible horse Con Te Partiro was excluded. ' ' '