Olympic rowing legend Olaf Tufte dead at 50

Olaf Tufte, an Olympic rower who competed successful 7 Olympic Games for Norway, has died, his household said Tuesday. He was 50.

Tufte competed astatine his archetypal Olympics successful 1996 erstwhile the Games were held successful Atlanta. He archetypal competed successful the men’s coxless 4 earlier helium moved into azygous and treble sculls – wherever helium recovered astir of his occurrence connected the satellite stage.

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Bronze medalists Kjetil Borch and Olaf Tufte of Norway observe aft the men's treble sculls last astatine the 2016 Rio Olympics successful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, connected Aug. 11, 2016. (REUTERS)

He won golden medals successful the 2004 and 2008 Olympics successful azygous sculls. He took location a metallic medal successful the 2000 Olympics successful treble sculls and a bronze successful 2016 successful treble sculls. He made a seventh Olympic quality successful 2021 erstwhile the Games were held successful Tokyo.

Tufte was recovered unconscious astatine his household workplace connected Monday, Reuters reported, citing a connection successful Norwegian media.

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Olaf Tufte of Norway competes successful the last of the men's azygous sculls astatine the 2006 Rowing World Cup connected Lake Rotsee extracurricular Lucerne, Switzerland, connected July 9, 2006. Tufte won the contention up of New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale, and Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic finished third. (REUTERS)

"Medical unit arrived rapidly astatine the country and ​life-saving archetypal assistance was initiated ​before ⁠Tufte was airlifted to infirmary for further treatment," the connection said.

"There were nary ⁠witnesses ​to the incidental and ​no suspicion of a workplace accident."

German Olympic prima Jason Osborne was among those who reacted to connection of Tufte’s death.

"I retrieve watching you arsenic a kid and winning successful Beijing," helium said, via Olympics.com. "This was my information to commencement my rowing career! You were and volition ever beryllium a existent inspiration! R.I.P champion."

Norway's Olaf Tufte competes successful the men's azygous sculls quarter-final astatine the World Rowing Championships successful Bled, Slovenia, connected Aug. 31, 2011. (REUTERS)

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Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre told Norwegian media that the decorated rower "brought tremendous diversion joyousness to america arsenic a nation."