Alf Hansen

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Alf and Frank Hansen in 1971

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Norway
	1976 Montreal	Double sculls
	1988 Seoul	Quadruple sculls
World Championships
	1975 Nottingham	Double sculls
	1978 Hamilton	Double sculls
	Bled 1979	Double sculls
	Luzern 1982	Double sculls
	1974 Luzern	Double sculls
	1983 Duisburg	Double sculls
	1987 Copenhagen	Quadruple sculls
	1970 St. Catharines	Coxless fours
	1981 Munich	Double sculls

Alf John Hansen (born 13 July 1948) is a world and Olympic champion rower from Norway.

In 1976, he won a gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in the men's double scull event (2x) with his brother Frank Hansen. The Hansen brothers started their outstanding career with a silver medal at the 1974 world championships, and followed that up with a gold medal at the 1975 world championships. They would go on to win the 1978 and 1979 world championships in the double scull. Unfortunately the Norwegian Rowing Federation boycotted the Olympics in Moscow in 1980, so the brothers was unable to defend their title. His brother Frank Hansen officially retired after the Moscow Olympics. Alf continued his career with a new partner and won gold, then silver at the world championships together with Rolf Thorsen in 1982 and 1983. He further won a silver medal in the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 and ended his professional career after the worlds in 1991 at the age of 43.

Alf was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal in 1990. 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 honor in rowing.