Hans Svensson
 Hans Svensson in 1977 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 July 1955 (age 71) Falkenberg, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| Club | Falkenbergs RK | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans Erik Ingemar "Hasse" Svensson (born 30 July 1955) is a retired Swedish rower who won a bronze medal in the coxless fours at the 1983 World Rowing Championships.[1] He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in the single sculls and finished in ninth and fifth place, respectively. At the 1984 Games he joined the Swedish coxless fours team and finished sixth.[2] After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach, particularly with Martin Feuk.[3] His father Ingemar rowed at the 1952 Games.[2]
Hans currently resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon as the head Varsity coach for LOCR (Lake Oswego Community Rowing).[4]
References
- ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
- 1 2 Hans Svensson. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Hans Svensson at World Rowing
- ↑ "Coaches". Lake Oswego Community Rowing.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Falkenberg
- Swedish male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Sweden
- Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Sweden
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish rowing biography stubs