Rein Gilje (born 17 May 1959 in
Flekkefjord
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) is a
Norwegian sprint canoeist
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-1980s. At the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...
in
Los Angeles
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, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the
K-2 500 m event.
References
Sports-Reference.com profile
External links
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1959 births
Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Living people
Norwegian male canoeists
Olympic canoeists for Norway
People from Flekkefjord
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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