Vetle Vinje Explained

Vetle Vinje (born 14 March 1962) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.

He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1] He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness.^[2] Vinje received a silver medal in quadruple sculls in the 1987 world championships, with the same team.

He represented the club Bærum RK. He is a son of Finn-Erik Vinje and is married to politician Kristin Vinje.

Vinje has a cand.scient. degree from 1989 and a dr.scient. degree from 1999, both in geophysics, from the University of Oslo.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Vetle Vinje Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/vetle-vinje-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 September 2018.
2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=ROW "1988 Summer Olympics  - Seoul, South Korea  - Rowing"
3. http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=vinje%2C+vetle&op=and&fid=alle&term=&bibliografi=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate-&treffPrSide=10 BIBSYS