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Norwegian rower (born 1945)

Frank Hansen
Hansen in 1971
Personal information
Born (1945-08-04) 4 August 1945 (age 78)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
RelativesAlf Hansen (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubOrmsund Roklub, Oslo

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ Frank HANSEN at World Rowing
  3. ^ "Olympic medals won in Rowing: Double Sculls Men". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. 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 20 November 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

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