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{{Short description|Norwegian ship owner and yacht racer}}
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[[Image:Wilhelm Wilhelmsen (1872–1955)-OB.RP16419b.jpg|thumb|Wilhelm in the 1930s. Photo by [[Ernest Rude]].]]'''Wilhelm Wilhelmsen''' (11 March 1872 – 11 May 1955) was a Norwegian ship owner and [[yacht racing|yacht racer]]. He was born in [[Tønsberg]], and was the son of ship owner [[Wilhelm Wilhelmsen (1839–1910)|Wilhelm Wilhelmsen]]. He managed the company [[Wilh. Wilhelmsen]], Norway's largest shipping company, from 1923 until his death in 1955.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Wilhelm Wilhelmsen |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Bård |last=Kolltveig |authorlink= |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://nbl.snl.no/Wilhelm_Wilhelmsen_-_2 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref>  His son [[Tom Wilhelmsen (1911–1978)]] took over.
He represented the [[Royal Norwegian Yacht Club]], and competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]], where his boat placed fourth in the 8-meter class.<ref name=sref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/wilhelm-wilhelmsen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/wilhelm-wilhelmsen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wilhelm Wilhelmsen |publisher=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=7 February 2014 }}</ref>
He was decorated Commander with Star of the [[Order of St. Olav]] in 1945. He died in Oslo in 1955.<ref name=nbl/>
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