Fredrik Bekken

Fredrik Bekken
Personal information
Born (1975-03-11) 11 March 1975 (age 49)[1]
Drammen, Norway[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDrammen RK[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 St. Catharines Double Sculls

Fredrik Bekken (born 11 March 1975) is a Norwegian former representative rower, Olympic medalist, and coach for the Norwegian national rowing team.

Career

Bekken was born in Drammen on 11 March 1975.[1]

He won a silver medal in the double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, rowing with Olaf Tufte.[1][2]

He won a bronze medal in the double sculls at the 1999 World Rowing Championships, also with Olaf Tufte.[3]

In October 2024 he was assigned head coach for the Norwegian national rowing team.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fredrik Bekken". olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Rowing" Archived 12 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 12 May 2008)
  3. ^ Sundby, Jørn; Bryhn, Rolf; Askheim, Svein. "roing (norske medaljer i internasjonale mesterskap)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Fredrik Bekken ny landslagssjef". roing.no (in Norwegian). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian; Wold, Carl Andreas (16 October 2024). "Landslagssjefen legg seg flat etter bråket: – At dei høyrer på oss, er veldig fint". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.


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