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Rune Lorentsen

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Rune Lorentsen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1961-10-08) 8 October 1961 (age 63)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing  Norway
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 South Korea Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Switzerland Team
Updated on 16 March 2010

Rune Lorentsen (born 8 October 1961 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian wheelchair curler. He won a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Life

He started wheelchair curling in 2004. He was the skip when Norway won the gold at the World Championships in 2007, 2008, and 2017.[1][2]

Lorentsen has a table tennis team gold from the European Championship in 1999, and bronze in 1997.

References

  1. ^ Norway defends Wheelchair title, curltv.com, February 9, 2008
  2. ^ Norway claim gold at World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2017 Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, World Wheelchair Curling Federation, March 11, 2017