BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Factbox on Norway's Olaf Tufte, who won the Olympic rowing gold in the men's single sculls on Saturday.

    Age: 32 (27 April, 1976)

    Place of birth: Tonsberg, Norway

    Career achivement:

    Gold, single sculls, 2001 world championships

    Bronze, single sculls, 2002 world championships

    Gold, single sculls, 2003 world championships

    Silver, single sculls, 2005 world championships

    4th place, single Sculls, 2006 world championships

    Bronze, single sculls, 2007 world championships

    Previous Olympic results:

    Silver, double sculls, Sydney

    Gold, single sculls, Athens　

    Tufte started as a strong favorite at the Beijing Games as the defending Olympic champion. He started rowing at age 14 and during Norway's long, cold and dark winter he skis cross-country to stay in shape.