Finn Tveter

Finn Ivar Tveter (19 November 1947 – 30 July 2018) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

jurist and Olympic

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. He received a silver medal in

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on t ...

at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...

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, together with

Ole Nafstad Ole Sverre Nafstad (born 20 February 1946 in Bærum, Akershus) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. Nafstad competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a silver medal with the coxless four. He competed at the 1 ...

Rolf Andreassen Rolf Siljan Andreassen (born 3 April 1949) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in the coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Ole Nafstad, and Arne Be ...

, and

Arne Bergodd Arne Bergodd (born 16 August 1948) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen Rolf Siljan Andre ...

."1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 12 May 2008) He also competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, and won a bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships.Rowing: World Championships: Men: Coxed Fours
at Sports 123 By profession, Tveter was a jurist. He worked in the

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, as a lawyer, and chaired the Bankklagenemnda from 1988 to 1997. From 1997 on he was the director of the Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents. Tveter grew up in

Skøyen Skøyen is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. It is located in the western part of the city, in the borough of Ullern. The district has an increasing share of business activities, a development started in the 80s. Skøyen is the site of Skøyenpar ...

and Bøler, but at the time of his death resided in

Haslum Haslum is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population (2007) is 6,041.1947 births 2018 deaths Norwegian male rowers Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Norwegian jurists Rowers from Oslo Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub