Thomas Poulsen (born 16 February 1970) is a Danish competition rower, Olympic champion and world record holder. Poulsen won a gold medal in lightweight coxless four at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

as part of the

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. He was member of the team that set a

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in 1999, with the time 5:45.60 (for 2000 metres).

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1970 births Living people Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub