Steinar Amundsen
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Competitor for  Norway | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | K-4 1000 m |
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | K-4 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1970 Copenhagen | K-4 10000 m |
| Gold | 1975 Belgrade | K-4 10000 m |
Steinar Amundsen (born 4 July 1945) is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won the gold medal on K4 1000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City (with Egil Søby, Tore Berger and Jan Johansen), and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.[1]
Amundsen also won two gold medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1970 and 1975.
He was a member of Bærum KK.[2] Amundsen's younger brother Harald competed as a sprint canoer in the 1980s.
References
- ↑ "Profile: Steinar Amundsen" – databaseOlympic.com (Retrieved on February 13, 2008)
- ↑ "Bærum Kajakklubb". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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