Ragnhild Bente Andersen
Encyclopedia
Ragnhild Bente Andersen (born 1965) is a Norwegian
orienteering
competitor
and World champion. She won a gold medal in relay at the 1987 World Orienteering Championships
, together with Bratberg
, Olsvik
and Volden
. She received a silver medal in relay in 1991, together with Sandstad
, Arnesen
and Bratberg.
Andersen won the overall Orienteering World Cup
in 1990.
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...
and World champion. She won a gold medal in relay at the 1987 World Orienteering Championships
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....
, together with Bratberg
Ragnhild Bratberg
Ragnhild Bratberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and cross country skier.-Orienteering career:...
, Olsvik
Ellen Sofie Olsvik
Ellen Sofie Olsvik is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, world champion in the relay event, and winner of the first overall Orienteering World Cup...
and Volden
Brit Volden
Brit Volden is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1987 Relay Wold Championship, as well as a silver medal in 1979. She also obtained silver medals in the Individual World Championships in 1981 and 1985. She won the overall World Cup in 1983 , and finished second in 1984 and...
. She received a silver medal in relay in 1991, together with Sandstad
Hanne Sandstad
Hanne Sandstad is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World Champion.-Career:At the 1991 World Orienteering Championships she won a silver medal in the relay, together with Heidi Arnesen , Ragnhild Bratberg and Ragnhild Bente Andersen...
, Arnesen
Heidi Arnesen
Heidi Arnesen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1991 World Orienteering Championships in Mariánské Lázně, together with Hanne Sandstad, Ragnhild Bratberg and Ragnhild Bente Andersen....
and Bratberg.
Andersen won the overall Orienteering World Cup
Orienteering World Cup
The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The first official World Cup was held in 1986, and then every second year up to 2004...
in 1990.