John Ørsted Hansen (born 8 October 1938) is a retired Danish rower. Together with Erik Petersen, Kurt Helmudt and Bjørn Hasløv he won the gold medal 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 h ...

and a silver medal at the 1964 European Championships 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 event.

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1938 births Living people Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub