Ellen Sofie Olsvik
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Norway |
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| Women's Orienteering | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1987 Gérardmer | Relay |
| Silver | 1985 Bendigo | Relay |
| World Cup | ||
| Gold | 1986 | WC Overall |
| Women's Ski-orienteering | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1986 Batak, Bulgaria | Relay |
Ellen Sofie Olsvik (born 7 July 1962) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, world champion in the relay event, and winner of the first overall Orienteering World Cup. She is also world champion in ski-orienteering.
Career [edit]
She won a gold medal in the relay event at the 1987 World Orienteering Championships, together with Ragnhild Bratberg, Ragnhild Bente Andersen and Brit Volden.[1] She received a silver medal in 1985.
Olsvik won the first overall Orienteering World Cup in 1986, with a total score of 112 points, before Jorunn Teigen (108 points) and Karin Rabe (101 points).[2]
She received a gold medal in relay at the 1986 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Batak, Bulgaria, together with Toril Hallan and Ragnhild Bratberg.[citation needed] She also competed in cross-country skiing, with a silver medal in the 20 km race at the national championships.[3]
She represented the clubs Nydalens SK, Bækkelagets SK, NTHI, Orkanger IF and Byåsen IL.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on June 18, 2008)
- ^ World Cup 1986 – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on June 18, 2008)
- ^ a b "Ellen Sofie Olsvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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