Olaf Tufte

Olaf Tufte
Tufte (left) with Kjetil Borch in 2016
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1976-04-27) 27 April 1976
Tønsberg, Norway
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportRowing
Event
Single sculls
ClubHorten RK
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Single sculls
2008 Beijing Single sculls
2000 Sydney Double sculls
2016 Rio de Janeiro Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
2001 Lucerne Single sculls
2003 Milan Single sculls
2005 Gifu Single sculls
1999 St. Catharines Double sculls
2002 Seville Single sculls
2007 Munich Single sculls
European Championships
2015 Poznan Single sculls

Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian rower, firefighter, and farmer. He is a seven-time Olympian, and as a single sculler he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion. He has been consistently selected to the Norwegian men's senior national rowing squad since 1996, including his selection as a 2020 Tokyo Olympian – where he made his seventh Olympic appearance, racing in the men's quadruple sculls.