Thor Sverre Nilsen (5 October 1931 – 5 October 2023) was a Norwegian

competition rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing i ...

, coach, and sports administrator.

Biography

Nilsen was born in Bærum on 5 October 1931. He competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He took up coaching, and served as president for the Swedish Rowing Federation from 1994 to 1997. He was assigned as development director for the World Rowing Federation. Nilsen died on 5 October 2023, at the age of 92.Remembering Thor Nilsen: A Rowing Legend’s Legacy Lives On
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* 1931 births 2023 deaths Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian male rowers Olympic rowers for Norway Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub