Frank Hansen (rower)
Appearance
![]() Hansen in 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Oslo, Norway | 4 August 1945|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Alf Hansen (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ormsund Roklub, Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Frank HANSEN at World Rowing
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Norwegian male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Norway
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Rowers from Oslo
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- European Rowing Championships medalists
- Norwegian Olympic medalist stubs
- Norwegian rowing biography stubs