Olaf Tufte is a Norwegian rower born April 27, 1976, in Tonsberg, Norway, a seven-time Olympian who competed from 1996 to 2021 for Horten Roklubb, specializing in single sculls after taking up the sport at 17 to improve his motocross skills. He won two Olympic gold medals in the men's single sculls, at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games, plus an Olympic silver in double sculls in 2000 and bronze in double sculls in 2016, and two World Championship titles in single sculls, in 2001 and 2003; he was named Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year in 2001 and received the Thomas Keller Medal in 2021.
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Career HighlightWon Olympic gold in the men's single sculls at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games, and was world champion in single sculls in 2001 and 2003. 1 Classification
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Why did Olaf Tufte start rowing?
To improve his handle on motor cross.
Olaf Tufte started rowing at age 17, initially as a means to improve his handle on motor cross. He rowed from the Horten Roklubb in Horten, Vestfold, on the Oslofjord, and he went on to become a seven-time Olympian and twice Olympic champion as a single sculler.
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Olaf Karl Tufte (27 April 1976 – 21 July 2026) was a Norwegian rower, firefighter and farmer.
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April 27, 1976
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July 21, 2026
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was a Norwegian rower, firefighter and farmer
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he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion
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He was a seven-time Olympian, and as a single sculler he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion.
Plays: Rowing, Introduction
Olaf Karl Tufte (27 April 1976 - 21 July 2026) was a Norwegian rower, firefighter and farmer.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tufte was defending his title as Olympic champion.
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