Alf Hansen

Alf Hansen
Hansen with the Holland Beker trophy in 1978[1]
Personal information
Full nameAlf John Hansen
Born13 July 1948 (1948-07-13) (age 76)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
RelativesFrank Hansen (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubOrmsund Roklub, Oslo
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hamilton Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1979 Bled Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lucerne Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1974 Lucerne Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1983 Duisburg Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1987 Copenhagen Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1970 St. Catharines Coxless fours
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Munich Double sculls

Alf John Hansen (born 13 July 1948) is a retired rower from Norway. Early in his career, he received two Norwegian sport awards shared with his brother Frank. Towards the end of his career in 1990, he was the inaugural recipient of the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honour in rowing. His international rowing career spanned more than two decades.

  1. ^ "Winnaars Holland Beker" [Holland Cup Winners] (PDF). hollandbeker.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2016.