Frank Hansen (rower)

Frank Hansen

Hansen in 1971
Personal information
Born (1945-08-04) 4 August 1945
Oslo, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Ormsund Roklub, Oslo
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Double sculls
1972 Munich Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
1975 Nottingham Double sculls
1978 Hamilton Double sculls
1979 Bled Double sculls
1974 Lucerne Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
1971 Copenhagen Double sculls

Frank Hansen (born 4 August 1945) is a retired rower from Norway who specialized in the double sculls. In this event, he won silver medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1972 European Championships, together with Svein Thøgersen.[1][2][3]

Since 1974, Hansen rowed with his younger brother Alf. They won a silver medal at the 1974 World Championships, followed by gold medals at the 1975, 1978 and 1979 World Championships and at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Frank Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. 1 2 Frank HANSEN at WorldRowing.com from FISA
  3. 1 2 "Olympic medals won in Rowing: Double Sculls Men". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Jon (26 August 2007). "Shock and oar". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.


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