Tom Amundsen (4 February 1943 – 3 September 2017) was a Norwegian sport rower and physician. Amundsen was born in Oslo in 1943. He started rowing while he studied medicine at the University of Oslo, and he belonged to Norske Studenters Roklub. Amundsen 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 coxless four. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich in the coxless four 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 ...

in Moscow, he competed with

Kjell Sverre Johansen Kjell Sverre Johansen (20 June 1944 – 7 October 1998) was a Norwegian rower. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...

in the coxless pair and they came eleventh. At the

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in Montreal, he competed with the coxed four and they were eliminated in the round one repêchage. Amundsen became a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation in 1978. He became a specialist in neurology in 1983. During his entire career, he worked at hospitals with the exception of 1988, when he was part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Amundsen died on 3 September 2017 in Oslo. He had been married with three children.

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* 1943 births 2017 deaths Rowers from Oslo Norwegian male rowers Olympic rowers for Norway Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Physicians from Oslo Norwegian neurologists {{norway-rowing-bio-stub