Ole Sverre Nafstad (born 20 February 1946 in Bærum, Akershus) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.

Ole Nafstad
Personal information
Birth nameOle Sverre Nafstad
Born (1946-02-20) 20 February 1946 (age 78)
Bærum, Akershus
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBærum Roklub
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Copenhagen Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow Coxless four

Nafstad competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a silver medal with the coxless four.[1] He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the coxless four and the team was eliminated in the round one repêchage.[2] At the 1973 European Rowing Championships in Moscow, he competed in the coxless pair and they won bronze.[1] He received a silver medal in coxless four at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen, and Arne Bergodd.[3]

He represented the club Bærum RK.[2] He resides at Kolsås.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ole Nafstad". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ole Nafstad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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