Thea Helseth

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Thea Helseth
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Personal information
Born (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)
Ålesund, Norway
Sport
Sport Rowing
ClubAalesund Roklub
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg Norway
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Szeged Double sculls

Thea Helseth (born 10 June 1996) is a Norwegian competitive rower. Her achievements include winning several national titles, and a gold medal in double scull at the 2024 European Rowing Championships.

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Personal life

Helseth was born in Ålesund on 10 June 1996. [1] She is a sister of Olympic rower Martin Helseth. [2]

Career

Helseth has won several national titles in single scull, in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. [3]

She won a gold medal in double scull at the 2024 European Rowing Championships, along with Inger Kavlie. [4] Along with Kavlie she won the double scull overall World Rowing Cup in the 2024 season. [5]

She qualified and was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [6] Along with inger Kavlie, she placed sixth in double sculls at the Olympics. [7]

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References

  1. "Thea Helseth". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. "Martin Helseth". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn (18 June 2024). "roing (norgesmestere i singlesculler)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. "Helseth og Kavlie tok historisk EM-gull – trener jubler over "OL-nivå"" (in Norwegian). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. "Helseth og Kavlie vant verdenscupen i dobbeltsculler sammenlagt". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. "16 utøvere tatt ut i første uttak til OL og Paralympics i Paris" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Olympiatoppen. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. "Endte sist i OL-finalen - vurderer å legge opp: – Mye som skal på plass". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.