Svein Thøgersen
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Svein Thøgersen is a Norwegian
competition rower
and Olympic medalist.
He received a silver medal in double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, together with Frank Hansen
.
He received a silver medal in double sculls in the 1971 European championships, also with Frank Hansen.
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 double sculls 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....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, together with Frank Hansen
Frank Hansen (rower)
Frank Hansen was a World Champion and Olympic Champion rower for Norway. In 1972, he won a silver medal at the Munich Olympic Games in the Men's Double Sculls event with his then partner Svein Thøgersen....
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He received a silver medal in double sculls in the 1971 European championships, also with Frank Hansen.