Eystein Weltzien
Eystein Weltzien (born 14 December 1949) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor.
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| Born | 14 December 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Norwegian School of Sport Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Egebergs Ærespris (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||
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He is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,[1][2] as well as having bronze medal from 1974.[3] He also obtained bronze in the 1974 Individual World Championships.[3] He won the long distance Norwegian Championships in 1972, 1974 and 1975. He also had a position as trainer for the Norwegian national orienteering team in the 1980s. Weltzien was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1975, for excel in both orienteering and cross-country skiing.
His children Audun and Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien compete in orienteering on an international level.
He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[4]
References
- World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-02-22 at WebCite (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
- "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
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| Preceded by Ivar Formo |
Egebergs Ærespris 1975 |
Succeeded by Bjørg Eva Jensen |
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