Finn Ivar Tveter (born November 19, 1947 in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

) is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 jurist and former Olympic rower

Sport rowing

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

.

He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, together with Ole Nafstad

Ole Nafstad

Ole Sverre Nafstad is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen, and Arne Bergodd.He represented the club Bærum RK. He resides at Kolsås.-References:*...

, Rolf Andreassen

Rolf Andreassen

Rolf Andreassen is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Ole Nafstad, and Arne Bergodd.-References:...

, and Arne Bergodd

Arne Bergodd

Arne Bergodd is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen, and Ole Nafstad.-References:...

. He also competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

, and won a bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships.

By profession, Tveter is a jurist. He has worked in the Norwegian Consumer Council, as a lawyer, and chaired the Bankklagenemnda from 1988 to 1997. Since 1997 he is the director of the Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents.

Tveter grew up at Skøyen

Skøyen

Skøyen is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. It is located in the western part of the city, in the borough of Ullern.The name "Skøyen" comes from Old Norse Skǫðin, of unknown etymology....

 and Bøler

Bøler

Bøler is a south-eastern suburb of Oslo, Norway. It is one of the more picturesque areas of Oslo. Østmarka forest and lake Nøklevann in its immediately vicinity. Infrastructure-wise, it has a shopping center , two elementary schools, a public bath, a library, a church and a stop on the...

, but now lives as Haslum

Haslum

Haslum is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population is 6,041. Haslum is noted for its medieval parish church, which is surrounded by a cemetery.-References:...

. He is married and has three daughters.