Juliane Elander Rasmussen (born 17 February 1979, in

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) is a

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rower. She weighs 61 kilograms, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in

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2008 Summer Olympics

In the first race at the lightweight double sculls at

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, Rasmussen and team-mate

Katrin Olsen Katrin Olsen (born 5 January 1978 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands) is a Danish– Faroese rower, and represents Denmark. She weights , and is therefore in the lightweight class. Before she went to live in Denmark she was rowing in Faroese rowing com ...

were in third place behind

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, but finished in second place, and qualified for the semi-final. In the semi-final they came fourth (only the three best qualify for the final), and were eliminated. Their class was later won by

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2012 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Rasmussen and team-mate

Anne Lolk Thomsen Anne Lolk Thomsen (born 15 May 1983) is a Danish rower. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sport ...

reached the final, which they finished in fourth place.

References

1979 births Living people People from Odder Municipality Olympic rowers of Denmark Danish female rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub