Ole Sverre Nafstad (born 20 February 1946 in

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) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. Nafstad competed at the

1971 European Rowing Championships The 1971 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Bagsværd in the Danish capital Copenhagen. There were seven competitions for men and five for women, and the most successful nation was East Germany with five gold med ...

and won a silver medal with the

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. He competed at the

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in the

and the team was eliminated in the round one repêchage. At the

1973 European Rowing Championships The 1973 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held at the regatta course on the Krylatskoye Rowing Canal in Moscow, Soviet Union. The competition was the first use of the venue. There were seven competitions for men and five for ...

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, he competed in the coxless pair and they won bronze. He received a silver medal in

at the

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, together with

Finn Tveter Finn Ivar Tveter (19 November 1947 – 30 July 2018) was a Norwegian jurist and Olympic rower. He received a silver medal in coxless four at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Ole Nafstad, Rolf Andreassen, and Arne Bergo ...

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 Ber ...

, 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 Andr ...

. He represented the club

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. He resides at Kolsås.

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* Norwegian male rowers Olympic rowers for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bærum 1946 births Living people Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub