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Astrid Hansen

Astrid Hansen was a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.

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Astrid Hansen
Personal information
Born1933
Died21 August 2022 (aged 89)
Sport
Sport
  • Orienteering
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Linköping Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Fiskars Relay

Astrid Hansen (1933 – 2022) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.1

Sports career

Hansen won a gold medal in the 1968 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian relay team (Astrid Rødmyr, Hansen and Ingrid Hadler).2 She received a bronze medal in the relay in 1966.3

She was awarded the Kongepokal (King's Cup) trophy in 1966,4 winning the individual national title at the Norwegian orienteering championships in Hatlestrand.5

Hansen died on 21 August 2022, 89 years old.5

References

References

  1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 22 January 2008)
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "World Orienteering Championships 1966". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 475. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  5. Werp, Hans L. (31 August 2022). "Postbudet fra Maridalen. Minneord: Astrid Hansen (1933 – 2022)". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2024.