Tom Amundsen

Tom Amundsen was a Norwegian rower and physician, born in Oslo on 4 February 1943 and died there on 3 September 2017. While studying medicine at Oslo University he began rowing in 1964 for Norske Studenters Roklub, the club he stayed with throughout his career. He won several national championships in pairs, fours and eights, and his best international result was a silver medal in the coxless four at the 1971 European Championships. The same crew went to the 1972 Munich Olympics, and he returned to the Games in 1976 in the coxed four. He later won several gold medals at the Masters World Championships. Professionally he became one of Norway foremost specialists in spinal cord injuries.