John Hansen (rower)

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John Ørsted Hansen (born 8 October 1938) is a retired Danish rower. Together with Erik Petersen, Kurt Helmudt and Bjørn Hasløv he won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 European Championships in the coxless fours event.

References

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[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/john-orsted-hansen-1.html John Ørsted Hansen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303144217/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/john-orsted-hansen-1.html |date= 3 March 2012 }}. sports.reference.com.

[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/67.html Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)]. sport-komplett.de

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File:John Hansen, Erik Petersen, Kurt Helmudt, Bjørn Hasløv 1964.jpg

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Category:1938 births

Category:Living people

Category:Danish male rowers

Category:Olympic rowers for Denmark

Category:Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Denmark

Category:Olympic medalists in rowing

Category:Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Category:European Rowing Championships medalists

Category:Rowers from Copenhagen

Category:20th-century Danish sportsmen

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