Ole Nafstad
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Ole Sverre Nafstad (born 20 February 1946 in Bærum
, Akershus
) 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
.
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
) 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...
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 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 Finn Tveter
Finn Tveter
Finn Ivar Tveter is a Norwegian jurist and former Olympic rower.He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Ole Nafstad, Rolf Andreassen, and Arne Bergodd...
, 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 represented the club Bærum RK
Bærum RK
Bærum Roklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing. It is based at Kalvøya outside of Sandvika, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK since 1972. Bærum RK originally had its own house at Kalvøya, but this was moved to...
. He resides at Kolsås
Kolsås
Kolsås is a wooded mountain ridge in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Geologically, Kolsås belongs to the Oslo Graben area. Its two peaks consist of hard rhomb porphyric lava covering softer rocks, forming steep cliffs to the east, south and west....
.