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Olaf Tufte
Norwegian rower
Tufte (left) with Kjetil Borch in 2016 | |
Nationality | Norwegian |
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Born | (1976-04-27) 27 April 1976 (age 48) Tønsberg, Norway |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Country | Norway |
Sport | Rowing |
Event | Single sculls |
Club | Horten RK |
Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegianrower, firefighter, and farmer.
He is a seven-time Olympian, and as a single sculler he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion. He has been consistently selected to the Norwegian men's senior national rowing squad since 1996, including his selection as a 2020 Tokyo Olympian – where he made his seventh Olympic appearance, racing in the men's quadruple sculls.[2]
Early rowing career
Tufte started rowing at age 17, initially as a means to improve his handle on motor cross.
He rows from the Horten Roklubb in Horten, Vestfold on the Oslofjord. He quickly displaye