The mysterious death of an Olympic champion. He was a great sports legend
Olaf Tufte is dead. The two-time Olympic rowing champion died suddenly at the age of 50. This is a huge loss for world sport. Tufte was a great legend.
The death of Olaf Tufte shocked the sports world. The Norwegian was an outstanding athlete, one of the legends not only in the world of rowing, but as a whole, in terms of his Olympic achievements.
The Norwegian’s most important successes were two Olympic gold medals, which he won in 2004 (Athens) and 2008 (Beijing). Interestingly, Tufte also added two more medals – silver in 2000 (Sydney) and bronze in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). As you can easily calculate, we have 16 years from the first to the last Olympic medal. This best shows what scale of the athlete we are talking about.
In total, Tufte took part in seven Olympic Games.
Olaf Tufte is dead. Terrible news for the sports world
Moving words are coming from all over the world after the death of the legend of rowing and the entire Olympic movement.
“With heavy hearts, World Rowing mourns the death of Olaf Tufte of Norway, 4-time Olympic medalist and 6-time World Championship medalist. A staunch competitor on the water and a great friend to everyone else, Olaf was also a recipient of the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor in the sport. Our hearts go out to Olaf’s family, the Norwegian Rowing Federation and the entire rowing community,” World Rowing wrote on its profile. after the death of the Norwegian master.
Petter Solberg said goodbye to his friend in a special way. Norwegian WRC steering champion.
– Life can be so unpredictable and unfair sometimes. Today the sky gained a new star – one of its largest. To most people, Olaf Tufte was a two-time Olympic champion and two-time world rowing champion. One of the strongest rowers the world has ever seen and a legend in Norwegian sport. For me, Olaf was also a role model. A friend, a truly great guy, an inspiration and a truly wonderful human being. You will remain in my heart forever, Olaf – wrote Solberg.
The Norwegian champion was found unconscious on his family farm. Unfortunately, his life could not be saved. The police and family do not reveal the cause of death.
Tufte died suddenly at the age of 50.
