Thorstein Kråkenes (3 April 1924 – 17 September 2005) was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in the men's eight at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, as a member of the Norwegian team.Profile: Torstein Kråkenes
''sports-reference.com'' (Retrieved on 10 December 2008) His brother Harald was a member of the same Olympic team. His brother

Sverre Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre ma ...

is also a competition rower, who participated in the 1952 and 1960 Olympic games. Kråkenes received a bronze medal in coxless four at the 1949 European championships. He participated in men's four at 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 ...

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1924 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Bergen Norwegian male rowers Olympic rowers for Norway Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Norway-Olympic-medalist-stub