Frank Hansen (born 4 August 1945) is a retired rower from Norway who specialized in the double sculls. In this event, he won silver medals 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 1972 European Championships, together with

Svein Thøgersen Svein Thorleif Thøgersen (born 23 June 1946) is a retired Norwegian rower. Competing in double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling w ...

. Since 1974, Hansen rowed with his younger brother Alf. They won a silver medal at the 1974 World Championships, followed by gold medals at the 1975, 1978 and 1979 World Championships and 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 Phi ...

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* * * 1945 births Living people Norwegian male rowers Olympic rowers of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers from Oslo World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub