Peter Fich Christiansen (born 4 April 1941) is a retired Danish rower who had his best achievements in the

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...

s. In this event, he won two European medals, in 1964 and 1965 together with

Hans Jørgen Boye Hans Jørgen Boye (born 30 June 1942) is a retired Danish rower who had his best achievements in the coxless pairs, partnering with Peter Christiansen (rower), Peter Christiansen. In this event, they won two European medals, in 1964 and 1965, an ...

; they also finished in fifth place at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. At the 1968 Games, Christiansen rowed with Ib Larsen and won a bronze medal. Four years later, he competed in the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

s and ended in sixth place.

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1941 births Living people Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Frederiksberg {{denmark-rowing-bio-stub