Hans Magnus Grepperud
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Hans Magnus Grepperud (born May 10, 1958) is a Norwegian
competition rower
and Olympic medalist.
He received a bronze medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, together with Sverre Løken
.
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...
competition 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...
and Olympic medalist.
He received a bronze medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, together with Sverre Løken
Sverre Løken
Sverre Løken is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a bronze medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Hans Magnus Grepperud. He also won a double sculler World Championship gold at the 1982 event in Luzerne, Switzerland...
.