Juliane Elander Rasmussen (born 17 February 1979, in

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) is a Danish rower. She weighs 61 kilograms, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in

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2008 Summer Olympics

In the first race at the lightweight double sculls at

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, Rasmussen and team-mate Katrin Olsen were in third place behind

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, but finished in second place, and qualified for the semi-final. In the semi-final they came fourth (only the three best qualify for the final), and were eliminated. Their class was later won by

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2012 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Rasmussen and team-mate

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reached the final, which they finished in fourth place.

References

1979 births Living people People from Odder Municipality Olympic rowers for Denmark Danish female rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region 21st-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub