Paul Isberg
{{short description|Swedish sailor}}
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Paul Isberg (September 2, 1882 in Helsingborg, Scania – March 5, 1955) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Kitty, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class and was the first Swedish boat and crew to win in sailing at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62445 |title=Paul Isberg |work=Olympedia |access-date=31 May 2021}}
His daughter Kerstin Isberg was a Swedish swimmer.{{cite web |title=Kerstin Isberg |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/kerstin-isberg-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210303/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/kerstin-isberg-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |website=Sports reference |accessdate=November 22, 2018}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Helsingborg
Category:Swedish male sailors (sport)
Category:Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre
Category:Olympic sailors for Sweden
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic medalists in sailing
Category:Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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