Thor Sverre Nilsen (5 October 1931 – 5 October 2023) was a Norwegian competition rower, coach, and sports administrator.

Dec 18, 2023 · Thor Nilsen, who has died aged 92, was an international rower, coach and administrator who helped to maintain his sport's status as an Olympic ...

Thor Nilsen rower, coach, rowing visionary died 5th October 2023, aged 92. Photo Credit: Hear The Boat Sing blog. I was honoured to have interviewed Thor in ...

Oct 6, 2023 · Rowing coach extraordinaire Thor Nilsen followed no boundaries and no borders in his lifetime of involvement in rowing. Nilsen has passed away ...

Oct 6, 2023 · Thor was the original well-spring and Ur-source of rowing's adoption of periodicity, national training plans, national technical approaches, and ...

Jan 28, 2020 · As he began coaching internationally in Norway in the late 1950s, Nilsen preached cooperation among club teams to get the best athletes training ...

Oct 5, 2023 · World Rowing is truly saddened to hear of the passing of Thor Nilsen, who had turned 92 today.

The man who dedicated his life to the development of rowing, FISA Development Director, Thor Nilsen will retire at the end of this year at the age of 84.

Jul 16, 2020 · With an Olympic rowing gold as a coach under his belt, Thor soon got offers to coach crews. In 1976, at age 45, he took a leap and landed in ...