Arne Serck-Hanssen (28 February 1925 – 27 November 2014) was a Norwegian rower and physician. He was born in Løkken Verk, a son of mining executive Klaus Serck-Hanssen and Gunvor Quenild, and grandson of physician and politician Klaus Hanssen. He represented the Oslo sports club

Christiania RK Christiania Roklub is a rowing club from Oslo, Norway. Established in 1878, it is based in Frognerkilen in the Oslofjord, not far from Skarpsno. Its characteristic club house is called "Kongen" ('The King'), and was erected in 1925. Well-know ...

. He participated in the

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event (as

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) at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. During the winter he participated in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Serck-Hanssen was a part of the

Norwegian resistance movement The Norwegian resistance (Norwegian: ''Motstandsbevegelsen'') to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: *Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled government, ...

. He was arrested by the Nazi authorities in April 1942, imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp until June, then in Grini concentration camp. He was sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp in September 1943, and held there until the camp was liberated. Serck-Hanssen took his medical education at

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

. He died in 2014.

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1925 births 2014 deaths Rowers from Oslo Norwegian male rowers Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Norway Norwegian resistance members Bredtveit concentration camp survivors Grini concentration camp survivors Sachsenhausen concentration camp survivors Norwegian expatriates in the United Kingdom Alumni of King's College, Newcastle {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub