Per Otto Furuseth

Per Otto Furuseth (born 14 October 1947) is a Norwegian team handball player and coach, and sports official.

Career Furuseth played 62 matches for the Norway men's national handball team during his active career, and played on club level for Refstad IL. In 1974 he won the Norwegian Championship, and in 1976 he won the Norwegian Men's Handball Cup, beating Stavanger IF in the final. Meanwhile he was also the assistant general secretary for the Norwegian Handball Federation. In 2003 he was appointed Secretary General for the Norwegian Handball Federation. He left the position in 2010. Afterwards he has been a senior advisor to the federation. In 2022 he was awarded the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports's honorary award. He has also been awarded with the Swedish Handball Federation's 'högste utmärkelse' (eng: highest honour).