Ib Storm Larsen (later Storm, 28 September 1925 – 4 January 1991) was a Danish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. He was born in

Faaborg Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...

and died in the

Algarve The Algarve (, , ) is the southernmost NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelho, ''concelhos'' or ''município ...

, Portugal. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.

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1925 births 1991 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality Rowers from the Region of Southern Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub