Alf Hansen

Alf John Hansen (born 13 July 1948) is a retired rower from Norway. Early in his career, he received two Norwegian sport awards shared with his brother Frank. Towards the end of his career in 1990, he was the inaugural recipient of the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honour in rowing. His international rowing career spanned more than two decades.

Biography Hansen was born in 1948 in Oslo. His first international rowing success came at the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Canada, where he won a bronze medal with the coxed four. At the 1971 European Rowing Championships, the coxed four team came seventh. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where the coxed four team came ninth. At the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the Hansen brothers won the world championship title in the double sculls. At the 1987 World Rowing Championships, the same team won a silver medal. The four stayed together and competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where they won Olympic silver. Hansen ended his professional career after the 1991 World Rowing Championships at the age of 43. After their 1976 Olympic gold, the Hansen brothers were awarded the Fearnley award. In 1990, Alf Hansen was the inaugural recipient of the Thomas Keller Medal. The medal is given by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) for an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing as well as exemplary sportsmanship. It is the highest honour in rowing.