Geir Kvillum (born 6 May 1959) is a

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sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m at the 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in

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. Kvillum also competed at the

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in the K-4 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the semifinals. He has been a second vice president of the

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, president of the

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and board member of the

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. He represents the club

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* * * 1959 births Living people Norwegian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Norway ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-canoe-bio-stub