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Tom Amundsen

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Tom Amundsen
Personal information
Born(1943-02-04)4 February 1943
Oslo
Died3 September 2017(2017-09-03) (aged 74)
Oslo
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupationphysician
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubNorske Studenters Roklub
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Norway
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Copenhagen Coxless four

Tom Amundsen (4 February 1943 – 3 September 2017) was a Norwegian sport rower and physician.

Amundsen was born in Oslo in 1943.[1] He started rowing while he studied medicine at the University of Oslo, and he belonged to Norske Studenters Roklub.[1]

Amundsen competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a silver medal with the coxless four.[2] He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the coxless four and the team was eliminated in the round one repêchage.[1] At the 1973 European Rowing Championships in Moscow, he competed with Kjell Sverre Johansen in the coxless pair and they came eleventh.[2] At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he competed with the coxed four and they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.[1]

Amundsen became a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation in 1978. He became a specialist in neurology in 1983.[3] During his entire career, he worked at hospitals with the exception of 1988, when he was part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.[1]

Amundsen died on 3 September 2017 in Oslo.[1] He had been married with three children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Amundsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Tom Amundsen". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Nekrolog: Tom Amundsen" [Obituary: Tom Amundsen]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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