Kristoffer Brun (born 7 April 1988) is a Norwegian rower. He competes in lightweight single sculls and in lightweight double sculls along with teammate Are Strandli.

Kristoffer Brun
Brun (right) and Are Strandli in 2016
Personal information
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 36)
Bergen, Norway
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Lwt double sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Amsterdam Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sarasota Lwt single sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Poznan Lwt single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sevilla Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Belgrade Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Poznań Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Brandenburg Lwt double sculls

Career

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Brun competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's lightweight double sculls with teammate Are Strandli.[1] They teamed again to win the bronze medal in that event at the 2016 Olympics.[2]

The team are also world champions in their event, at the 2013 World Championships in Chungjiu.[3] They have also won world championships bronze twice.[4][5] At European level, the team of Brun and Strandli have won one silver and three bronzes.[6][7][8][9]

Brun won a gold medal in lightweight single sculls (LM1x) at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kristoffer Brun". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Lightweight Men's Double Sculls". www.rio2016.com. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ^ "2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Amsterdam, NED – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2015 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Aiguebelette, FRA – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ "2013 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Seville, ESP – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  7. ^ "2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Belgrade, SRB – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  8. ^ "2015 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Poznan, POL – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ^ "2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Brandenburg, GER – (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  10. ^ Askheim, Svein; Bryhn, Rolf. "Kristoffer Brun". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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