Vetle Vinje
Norwegian rower and geophysicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vetle Vinje (born 14 March 1962) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.
Quick Facts Medal record, Men's rowing ...
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Men's rowing | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1988 Seoul | Quadruple sculls | |
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1987 Copenhagen | Quadruple sculls |
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He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness.[2] Vinje received a silver medal in quadruple sculls in the 1987 world championships, with the same team.
He represented the club Bærum RK. He is a son of Finn-Erik Vinje and is married to politician Kristin Vinje.
Vinje has a cand.scient. degree from 1989 and a dr.scient. degree from 1999, both in geophysics, from the University of Oslo.[3]