Lars Bjønness

Lars Bjønness (born 27 July 1963) is a former Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.

Lars Bjønness

Personal information
Born	(1963-07-27) July 27, 1963 (age 61) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	rower
Height	192
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Quadruple sculls 1992 Barcelona Quadruple sculls World Championships 1989 Bled Double sculls 1994 Indianapolis Double sculls 1987 Copenhagen Quadruple sculls 1993 Račice Double sculls

He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Vetle Vinje, and Rolf Thorsen.^[1]

He also received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Kjetil Undset, Per Sætersdal, and Rolf Thorsen.^[2]

Career

In 1983, Bjønness joined the Norwegian quad scull. He participated in several World Rowing Championships, and won gold in 1985, bronze in 1986 and silver 1987.^[3] The crew, which also consisted of Alf Hansen, Vetle Vinje and Rolf Thorsen, also participated at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. In that competition, the Norwegian team won both the opening and the semi-final, lost the final to Italy, and secured the silver medal by winning against the East German team.^[4]

After the 1988 Olympics, Bjønness turned to double scull, where he rowed together with Thorsen. They won the World Rowing Championships in 1989.^[5] For the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the pair returned to quad scull and was joined by Kjetil Undset and Per Sætersdal. The Norwegian team won their opening and qualified for the final with a second placed in the semi-final behind Italy. They finished behind the German team, and thus gained the silver medal.^[6]

After the 1992 Olympics, Thorsen and Bjønness turned again to double scull, where they won a silver medal in 1993 World Cup and a gold in 1994. Bjønness ended his international career after winning the gold medal with Thorsen in the 1995 World Cup.

References

1. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 12 May 2008)
2. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Rowing" Archived 23 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 12 May 2008)
3. "World Rowing - All go for 3000 rowers at Masters Regatta". World Rowing. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
4. "Olympedia – Quadruple Sculls, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
5. Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn (6 January 2023), "Aftenpostens gullmedalje", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 16 January 2023
6. "Olympedia – Quadruple Sculls, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

External links

• Lars Bjønness at World Rowing
• Lars Bjønness at Olympics.com
• Lars Bjønness at Olympedia