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

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

Sports career

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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

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  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. ^ a b Werp, Hans L. (31 August 2022). "Postbudet fra Maridalen. Minneord: Astrid Hansen (1933 – 2022)". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2024.