Finn Pedersen

Finn Pedersen
Personal information
Born30 July 1925
Roskilde, Denmark
Died14 January 2012(2012-01-14) (aged 86)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Lucerne Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Copenhagen Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1954 Amsterdam Coxless pair

Finn Pedersen (30 July 1925 – 14 January 2012) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born in Roskilde. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event. Eight years later he and his partner Kjeld Østrøm were eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxless pair competition.[2]

References

  1. ^ "OL-guldvinder i roning er død – dr.dk/Sporten/Øvrig sport". Dr.dk. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finn Pedersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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