Leif Gotfredson Add this Athlete to your favourites Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Personal Details Sport Rowing Games Tokyo 1964 Born June 28, 1934 Birthplace Herning, Denmark Home Province Residence Victoria Olympic Highlights Games Sport Event Finish 1964 Tokyo RowingSingle Sculls - Men8 Olympic Stats & Historical Facts Most Career Olympic Medals Won by Team Canada Athletes (Summer / Winter) Most Career Olympic Gold Medals Won by Team Canada Athletes (Summer / Winter) Team Canada’s Youngest & Oldest Olympic Medallists (Summer / Winter) Show More Related Stories ‘Something special’: Team Canada earns best-ever Olympic result in cross-country skiing relay Daniel Squizzato February 15, 2026 Mikaël Kingsbury writes another record-setting chapter in moguls history Audrey Lacroix February 15, 2026 Mark McMorris ‘stoked’ to reach another Olympic final in snowboard slopestyle Daniel Squizzato February 15, 2026 View all stories Related Athletes Iain Brambell Rowing Add this Athlete to your favourites Jonathan Beare Rowing Add this Athlete to your favourites David Calder Rowing Add this Athlete to your favourites View all athletes
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