Researching Rolf Thorsen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20 people with the Thorsen surname? In that year Thorsen was ranked number 3559 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Rolf means "See RALPH or RUDOLF" and is of German origin.
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Rolf Thorsen
Rolf Bernt Thorsen (born 22 February 1961) is a Norwegian former competition rower, world champion and Olympic medalist.
Thorsen was born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1961. He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Vetle Vinje, and Lars Bjønness. He also received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Kjetil Undset, Per Sætersdal, and Lars Bjønness. Thorsen is three times world champion in double sculls. In 1982 together with Alf Hansen, in 1989 with Lars Bjønness, and again in 1994 with Lars Bjønness.
Thorsen has been president for the Norwegian Rowing Federation in the period from 2000 to 2010, and also a board member of Særforbundenes Fellesorganisasjon. Professionally he was managing director of NCC Property Development, a major commercial property developer across the Nordics from 2007 to 2014. Currently he is managing director for Oslo S Utvikling AS, a major developer of commercial and residential property in Norway.
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