Fredrik Bekken (born 11 March 1975) is 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 ...

representative

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 ...

and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in double scull at the

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, rowing with

Olaf Tufte Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian representative rower, firefighter and farmer. He is a seven time Olympian, and as a single sculler he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion. He's been consiste ...

."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 12 May 2008) He won a bronze medal in the double sculls at the 1999 World Rowing Championships, also with Olaf Tufte.

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1975 births Living people Norwegian male rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub