Frank Hansen (rower)

Frank Hansen

Frank Hansen in 1978
Personal information
Born	4 August 1945 Oslo, Norway
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Nereus, Amsterdam
Medal record Men's rowing Competitor for  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

1. "Frank Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
2. Frank HANSEN at WorldRowing.com from FISA
3. "Olympic medals won in Rowing: Double Sculls Men". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
4. Henderson, Jon (2007-08-26). "Shock and oar". The Observer (Guardian News and Media Limited). Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14.