Andreas Orheim (born 19 June 1951 in Berum, Norway) is a Norwegian

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the mid-1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m at the

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. Orheim was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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. Orheim has won 10 Norwegian championships in paddling and he has between 20 and 30 top 3 results in the Norwegian championship. Most of his podium places was in team boats, but in 1975 he won the classic 10 000 m races in the Norwegian championship all by himself. Andreas Orheim retired at the age of 25 and he lives in Berum with his two sons Petter and Herman Orheim. He took his education at the

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* * * 1951 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Living people Norwegian male canoeists Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Olympic canoeists for Norway ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-canoe-bio-stub