Frank Hansen (born 4 August 1945) was a World Champion and Olympic Champion rower

Sport rowing

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 for Norway. In 1972, he won a silver medal at the Munich Olympic Games

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

 in the Men's Double Sculls event (2x) with his then partner Svein Thøgersen.

In 1974, Hansen began rowing the double scull with his younger brother Alf Hansen

Alf Hansen

Alf John Hansen is a World and Olympic champion rower from Norway.In 1976, he won a gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in the Men's Double Scull event with his brother Frank Hansen...

. The Hansen brothers took a Silver Medal at the 1974 World Championships, and followed that up with a Gold Medal at the 1975 World Championships.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal

Montreal

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, the Hansen brothers took first place winning the Double Scull event. They would go on to win the 1978 and 1979 World Championships in the Double Sculls.