Frank Hansen is a retired Norwegian rower, born on 4 August 1945, who specialised in the double sculls. He won a silver medal in that event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, rowing with Svein Thøgersen, and also took silver at the 1972 European Championships. From 1974 he rowed with his younger brother Alf Hansen. The brothers won silver at the 1974 World Championships, then gold at the 1975, 1978 and 1979 World Championships and at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which made Frank an Olympic gold and silver medallist in the double sculls.
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Born 4 August 1945 in Oslo, Oslo NOR
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is a retired rower from Norway
Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead
he won silver medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Competed In: 1976 Summer Olympics, Lead
at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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