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Olaf Tufte (left) with Kjetil Borch in 2016
Olaf Tufte
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing[1] Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lucerne Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2005 Gifu Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1999 St. Catharines Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Munich Single sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Poznan Single sculls

Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian rower, firefighter and farmer. From his sporting endeavors he currently holds four Olympic medals and six world championship medals.

Tufte is a member of the Norwegian rowing club Horten Roklubb. Situated in Horten, Vestfold.

Personal life

When not rowing, Tufte earns a living growing cereals at the family farm in the Nykirke part of Horten, and he also works as a fire-fighter. Tufte is a member of Horten Roklubb, one of the most successful Norwegian rowing clubs of all time.

Career

Tufte entered the rowing stage at 17. Initially as a mean to improve his handle on motor cross. Whilst training with Horten Rowing Club Tufte displayed an unusual aptitude for rowing. One year later, 1994, he debuted internationally in a quadruple scull in the Junior World Championship. The boat finished sixth.

1996 Olympic Games Atlanta

Two years later, 1996, Tufte participated in the olympic games in Atlanta were they finished eight in the M4-.

2000 Olympic Games Sydney

Tufte won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken.

2004 Olympic Games Athens

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tufte won gold in the men's single sculls.

2008 Olympic Games Beijing

At the 2008 Summer Olympics Tufte defended his title as the Olympic champion. Between Beijing and Athens, Tufte`s performance had not yielded gold in the world championships, and he was viewed as an athlete who rose to the occasions and was awarded with the title "number one male rower of 2009" in the 2010 FOCUS issue of FISA's World Rowing Magazine.[2]

2012 Olympic Games London

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was unsuccessful in defending his Olympic title when he was unsuccessful in qualifying for the final.

2016 Olympic Games Rio

After the 2012 Olympics, Tufte took a year hiatus. He returned with a wish for revenge. At the Olympics he finished third with Kjetil Borch in M2x.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ [1] Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Awards
Preceded by Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by


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