| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  Denmark | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1984 Los Angeles | Coxless four |
Per Rasmussen (born 2 February 1959 in Svendborg) is a Danish rower.
At the 1984 Olympics he won bronze medals in coxless four rowing together with Michael Jessen, Lars Nielsen and Erik Christiansen. They were beaten by New Zealand, who won gold medals and USA who won silver. [1]
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