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| Born |
8 October 1938 (age 78) Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Roforeningen KVIK, Copenhagen | |||||||||||||||
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John Ørsted Hansen (born 8 October 1938) is a retired Danish rower. Together with Erik Petersen, Kurt Helmudt and Bjørn Hasløv he won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 European Championships in the coxless fours event.