Vetle Vinje (born 14 March 1962) is a

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competition

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and Olympic medalist. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the

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. He received a silver medal in ''quadruple sculls'' at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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, together with Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 12 May 2008) Vinje received a silver medal in ''quadruple sculls'' in the 1987 world championships, with the same team. He represented the club Bærum RK. He is a son of Finn-Erik Vinje and is married to politician Kristin Vinje. Vinje has a

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degree from 1989 and a dr.scient. degree from 1999, both in geophysics, from the

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1962 births Living people Norwegian male rowers Olympic rowers for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bærum Olympic medalists in rowing Norwegian geophysicists University of Oslo alumni Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub