Thorstein Kråkenes

Thorstein Kråkenes (3 April 1924 – 17 September 2005) was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Norwegian team.[1] His brother Harald was a member of the same Olympic team. His brother Sverre is also a competition rower, who participated in the 1952 and 1960 Olympic games.

Thorstein Kråkenes
Medal record
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 LondonEight
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Amsterdam Four

Kråkenes received a bronze medal in coxless four at the 1949 European championships. He participated in men's four at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. Profile: Torstein Kråkenes sports-reference.com (Retrieved on 10 December 2008)


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