Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen (born 24 November 1981 in

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on Falster) is a

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and double World Champion and Olympic Gold winner in the

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s, with his partner Rasmus Quist Hansen. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, third in the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, and first in the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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References

* * 1981 births Living people Danish male rowers Olympic rowers of Denmark Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark People from Guldborgsund Municipality Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub