Ejgil Clemmensen
Danish coxswain (1890–1932)
Ejgil Becker Clemmensen (21 June 1890 – 24 October 1932) was a Danish rowing coxswain who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He was the coxswain of the Danish boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed four.
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