About Bjarne Eltang
Lived 1960 – 2023 (aged 62). Bjarne Eltang was a Danish rower.
Bjarne Eltang (27 July 1960 – 17 January 2023) was a Danish rower.
Biography He was born in Odense. Eltang won the world rowing championships in the lightweight single in 1983 and 1984. In 1986, Eltang won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Danske Stud RK and defeating Steve Redgrave in the final.
Later that year Eltang lost by 0.02 seconds to Peter Antonie of Australia in the world championships lightweight singles final, taking Silver. At the 1988 Summer Olympics Eltang qualified for the open men's double sculls final, with Per Rasmussen, but did not medal.
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Danish rower
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Bjarne Eltang was born on 27 July 1960 in Odense.
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Bjarne Eltang died on 17 January 2023 in Odense University Hospital.
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Bjarne Eltang was a rower.
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Bjarne Eltang was Danish.
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