Bent Fransson

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Bent Fransson
Personal information
Born (1951-03-21) 21 March 1951 (age 71)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Munich Lwt eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Lucerne Lwt eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Villach Lwt four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Duisburg Lwt eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Nottingham Lwt eight

Bent Fransson (born 21 March 1951) is a Danish former lightweight rower and rowing coach. He won a gold medal at the 1981 World Rowing Championships in Munich with the lightweight men's eight and was the stroke of several strong Danish lightweight international crews in the 1980s. [1]

Fransson also coached many top Danish lightweight crews, including the straight fours that won Gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] Fransson was the World Rowing Coach of the Year in 2014. [3] He retired from coaching in 2016. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bent Fransson". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Roer: Fransson bliver svær at erstatte". [Danmarks Radio]. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bent Fransson – World Rowing Coach of the Year". [World Rowing]. Retrieved 25 September 2022.


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