Thor Nilsen
{{Short description|Norwegian rower (1931–2023)}}
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Thor Sverre Nilsen (5 October 1931 – 5 October 2023) was a Norwegian competition rower, coach, and sports administrator.
Biography
Nilsen was born in Bærum on 5 October 1931. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/thor-nilsen-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/thor-nilsen-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 18 April 2020 |title= Thor Nilsen | website= sports-reference.com |access-date=12 March 2018 }}
He took up coaching, and served as president for the Swedish Rowing Federation from 1994 to 1997. He was assigned as development director for the World Rowing Federation.
Nilsen died on 5 October 2023, at the age of 92.[https://www.rowingnews.com/2023/10/05/remembering-thor-nilsen-a-rowing-legends-legacy-lives-on/ Remembering Thor Nilsen: A Rowing Legend’s Legacy Lives On][https://fastermastersrowing.com/thor-nilsen-remembered/ Thor Nilsen Remembered. His coaching influences.]
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Category:Norwegian male rowers
Category:Olympic rowers for Norway
Category:Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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