Anita Andreassen
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Anita Andreassen Hedmann is a Norwegian
mushing
competitor, and she has also competed in cycling
and in cross country skiing. She is three times world champion in mushing.
in 1979. She was a member of the national team from 1977 to 1980, and has represented Norway in the world championships.
She has also competed successfully in cross country skiing.
in 1996.
She received Troms
idrettskretss medal of honor in 1982, and again "with star" in 2004, for her later achievements.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
mushing
Mushing
Mushing is a general term for a sport or transport method powered by dogs, and includes carting, pulka, scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled on snow or a rig on dry land...
competitor, and she has also competed in cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
and in cross country skiing. She is three times world champion in mushing.
Mushing
She received a bronze medal at the 1991 world championship, and gold medals in 1992, 1993 and 1994. She is three times European champion (2 individual, 1 relay), and several times National champion in mushing.Other sports
Andreassen was national champion in cyclingCycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
in 1979. She was a member of the national team from 1977 to 1980, and has represented Norway in the world championships.
She has also competed successfully in cross country skiing.
Awards
Andreassen was awarded Egebergs ÆresprisEgebergs Ærespris
The Egebergs Ærespris is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad.-History:...
in 1996.
She received Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
idrettskretss medal of honor in 1982, and again "with star" in 2004, for her later achievements.