John Ditlev-Simonsen

{{Short description|Norwegian sailor (1898–2001)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

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| caption = Ditlev-Simonsen, 1920

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| full_name = John Peder Ditlev-Simonsen

| birth_date = {{Birth-date|18 October 1898}}

| birth_place = Dypvåg, Norway

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|10 January 2001|18 October 1898}}

| death_place = Oslo, Norway

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Sailing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{NOR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1936 Berlin | 8 metre class }}

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John Peder Ditlev-Simonsen (18 October 1898 – 10 January 2001) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Silja in the 8 metre class event.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=John Ditlev-Simonsen |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/john-ditlev-simonsen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106041207/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/john-ditlev-simonsen-1.html |access-date=21 September 2011 |archive-date=6 November 2012}}

During the Second World War Ditlev-Simonsen was amongst a number of prominent Norwegians arrested as hostages by the Germans during their occupation of Norway. Following his arrest on 26 April 1943 he was transferred to Grini concentration camp two days later and given prisoner number 7449, being released on 5 May 1945.{{cite encyclopedia |title=7449. Ditlev-Simonsen, John P |encyclopedia=Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene |editor=Børre R. Giertsen |year=1946 |publisher=Cappelen |location=Oslo |page=431 |language=no}} His brother Olaf was also arrested and held as a hostage by the Germans.{{cite book |title=Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 |edition=2nd |editor-last=Ottosen |editor-first=Kristian |editor-link=Kristian Ottosen |year=2004 |orig-year=First published 1995 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |location=Oslo |language=no |page=177}}