Eystein Weltzien
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Eystein Weltzien is a Norwegian
orienteering
competitor
.
He is Relay World Champion
from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, as well as having bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained bronze in the 1974 Individual World Championships. 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
.
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...
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
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He is Relay World Champion
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, as well as having bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained bronze in the 1974 Individual World Championships. 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
Egebergs 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 1975, for excel in both orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
and cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
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His children Audun
Audun Weltzien
Audun Hultgreen Weltzien is a Norwegian orienteering competitor.He competed at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, where he placed 19th in the middle distance, and participated on the Norwegian relay team. In 2003 he won a silver medal in the relay at the Junior World...
and Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien
Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien
Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and cross-country skier.She received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, together with Marianne Andersen and Anne Margrethe Hausken. She became Junior World Champion in sprint in...
compete in orienteering on an international level.
He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....
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