Nils-Torolv "Nito" Herstad Simonsen (born 25 April 1979) is a Norwegian competition rower. He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

and represented the club

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. He competed at the

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, where he placed ninth in

coxless fours A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...

, together with

Kjetil Undset Kjetil Undset (born 24 August 1970) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Steffen Størseth Steffen Skår Størseth (born 26 April 1975) is a Norway, Norwegian competition Rowing (sport), rower and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,

and Sture Bjørvig. At the

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he placed seventh in

double sculls A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are ...

, together with Morten Adamsen.

References

Norwegian male rowers 1979 births Living people Rowers from Oslo Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Norway {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub