Marit Økern
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| Born | 4 April 1938 Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Father | Harald Økern | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Bærums Skiklub | |||||||||||||||||
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Marit Økern Jensen (born 4 April 1938) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won six national titles in orienteering, and won a silver medal in the first European championships.
Biography
[edit]Born on 4 April 1938, Marit Økern is a daughter of Harald Økern, a Nordic combined skier.[1]
She competed in the first European Orienteering Championships in 1962, where she won a silver medal in the individual event,[1] and also a silver medal in the unofficial relay event.[2]
National championships
[edit]Marit Økern won a total of six gold medals in the Norwegian championships.[1] She received the King's Cup trophy in 1962, 1963 and 1965.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bryhn, Rolf. "Marit Økern Jensen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000- Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 4 June 2008)
- ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 475. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
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