Finn Pedersen

Finn Pedersen
Personal information
Born30 July 1925
Roskilde, Denmark
Died14 January 2012(2012-01-14) (aged 86)
Roskilde, Denmark
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1948 London Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
1947 Lucerne Coxed pair
1953 Copenhagen Coxless pair
1954 Amsterdam Coxless pair

Finn Pedersen (30 July 1925 – 14 January 2012) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born in Roskilde. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event. Eight years later he and his partner Kjeld Østrøm were eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxless pair competition.[2]

References

  1. ^ "OL-guldvinder i roning er død – dr.dk/Sporten/Øvrig sport". Dr.dk. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finn Pedersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.