Svend Ove Pedersen (31 October 1920 – 3 August 2009) 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

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He was born in

Frederiksværk Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,837 (1 January 2025) in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. History A French cannon founder, Peyrembert, received permission to build a cannon factory here. Having ...

and was the father of Egon Pedersen. In 1952, he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.

External links

Svend Pedersen's profile at Sports Reference.com

Svend Pedersen's obituary
1920 births 2009 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Frederiksværk Rowers from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub