Erik Petersen (rower)

Erik Petersen

Erik Petersen at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born	23 September 1939 (1939-09-23) (age 85) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Roforeningen KVIK, Copenhagen
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Coxless four World Rowing Championships 1970 St. Catharines Coxless four European Rowing Championships 1964 Amsterdam Coxless four

Erik Petersen (born 23 September 1939) is a retired Danish rower. Together with Bjørn Hasløv, Kurt Helmudt and John Hansen he won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 European Championships in the coxless fours event.^[1] He also won a bronze medal at the 1970 World Rowing Championships with another team.^[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Petersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
2. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.), Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann. sport-komplett.de

External links

• Erik Petersen at World Rowing