Olaf Tufte: Two-time Olympic champion died in rowing at 50
Two-time Olympic champion Norwegian rowing idol Olaf Tufte dies at 50 00:00 / 02:07 22.07.2026 00:58 clock One of the most successful one-rowers
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Two-time Olympic champion Norwegian rowing idol Olaf Tufte dies at 50 00:00 / 02:07 22.07.2026 | 00:58 clock One of the most successful one-rowers in history has died. Tufte had won gold at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008 and had also become World Champion in One in 2001 and 2003. He was still successful at an older age: at the age of 40, the rower celebrated his last medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 with Olympia-Bronze in a double-two.
Furthermore, Five years later, at the age of 45, he took ninth place in the double-four at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Tufte has given our country countless moments of pleasure in sport.
In addition, Last Friday, Tufte trained talents who should represent Norway in a few days at the European Rowing Championships, said Frank Ove Reite, President of the Norwegian Rowing Association. Olaf was a great family man, man and athlete. He was one of Norway’s greatest sports heroes, a highly decorated Olympic competitor, one of the best rowers we’ve ever had, and a great role model for many. The World Federation World Rowing paid tribute to Tufte, who had qualified at the age of 45 with the double-four for the Summer Games of Tokyo 2021, as a “tough competitor on the water and great friend away from it”.
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Two-time Olympic champion Norwegian rowing idol Olaf Tufte dies at 50 00:00 / 02:07 22.07.2026 | 00:58 clock One of the most successful one-rowers in history has died.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesTufte had won gold at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008 and had also become World Champion in One in 2001 and 2003.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesHe was still successful at an older age: at the age of 40, the rower celebrated his last medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 with Olympia-Bronze in a double-two.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesFive years later, at the age of 45, he took ninth place in the double-four at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesMy heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesTufte has given our country countless moments of pleasure in sport.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesLast Friday, Tufte trained talents who should represent Norway in a few days at the European Rowing Championships, said Frank Ove Reite, President of the Norwegian Rowing Association. Olaf was a great family man, man and athlete.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesHe was one of Norway’s greatest sports heroes, a highly decorated Olympic competitor, one of the best rowers we’ve ever had, and a great role model for many.
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The World Federation World Rowing paid tribute to Tufte, who had qualified at the age of 45 with the double-four for the Summer Games of Tokyo 2021, as a “tough competitor on the water and great friend away from it”.
according to DIE ZEITThe Norwegian sports world mourns the country’s most successful rower: two-time Olympic champion Olaf Tufte has died at the age of 50.
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