Harald Amundsen
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 DuisburgK-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1983 TampereK-4 10000 m

Harald Amundsen (born 30 November 1962) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1987 and a silver in 1983.

Amundsen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988.

His older brother, Steinar, won two Olympic medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a bronze in 1972.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harald Amundsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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