 Brun (right) and Are Strandli in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 April 1988 Bergen, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristoffer Brun (born 7 April 1988) is a Norwegian rower. He competes in lightweight single sculls and in lightweight double sculls along with teammate Are Strandli.
Brun competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's lightweight double sculls with teammate Are Strandli. [1] They teamed again to win the bronze medal in that event at the 2016 Olympics. [2]
The team are also world champions in their event, at the 2013 World Championships in Chungjiu. [3] They have also won world championships bronze twice. [4] [5] At European level, the team of Brun and Strandli have won one silver and three bronzes. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Brun won a gold medal in lightweight single sculls (LM1x) at the 2020 European Rowing Championships. [10]
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