Overview: WOC Teams 2008

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Team Norway WOC 2008 - 12 runners

Team Overview - Disciplines*

	Name	Sprint	Middle	Long	Relay
1.	Marianne Andersen		4th place Qual: 2nd place	medal Qual: 2nd place	6th place
2.	Marius Bjugan	29th place Qual: 4th place
3.	Elise Egseth	10th place Qual: 4th place
4.	Anne Margrethe Hausken	medal Qual: 2nd place	25th place Qual: 1st place	4th place Qual: 3rd place	6th place
5.	Carl Waaler Kaas			11st place Qual: 3rd place
6.	Anders Nordberg		6th place Qual: 2nd place	medal Qual: 2nd place	7th place
7.	Øystein Kvaal Østerbø	28th place Qual: 8th place			7th place
8.	Marianne Riddervold		12nd place Qual: 9th place	11st place Qual: 2nd place	6th place
9.	Lars Skjeset	DSQ Qual: 4th place			7th place
10.	Hans Trøan		23rd place Qual: 14th place
11.	Audun Weltzien		21st place Qual: 2nd place	19th place Qual: 13rd place
12.	Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien	22nd place Qual: 3rd place

Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.

Detailed Team information

Marianne Andersen

Club	Nydalens SK
Born date	26.03.1980
Born place	Drammen
Info/Biography	In 2006 she was pushing Simone for the victory in both middle and long, and two more medals came in Ukraina (bronze). Puts in the largest amount of hours training of all orienteering women, more than 900 hours a year! This is also more than almost all the men...Is very much a training product as well, she did not make the JWOC team as a junior. Still long distance is probably her best, but having worked with her running style she got her reward with a silver in the EOC-sprint 2006. Working part time after finishing her studies in Trondheim. Some injury-problems during 2006. Often trains before 7 in the morning and has learned herself finnish... An achilles-injury has restricted her running so far in 2008, and she missed EOC due to this injury. Came back at the WC middle in Norway, but then caught a cold and did not start the day after. Can she find her best shape in time for WOC? Selected to run middle, long and relay. www.marianne-andersen.com
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Selected results	2. place, WOC 2008 Long 3. place, WOC 2007 Middle 4. place, WOC 2008 Middle 2. place, WOC 2006 Middle 2. place, WOC 2006 Long 5. place, WOC 2007 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Marius Bjugan

Club	Halden SK (NOR)
Born date	06.04.1981
Info/Biography	Back in a World Championship for the first time after taking the gold medal in JWOC middle 2001. A strong sprinter, who has also developed into a strong relay-runner for his club Halden. 2008 he was fastest on his 5th leg during Jukola. Winning Tiomila 2 times with Halden, 2006 and 2007. Made his WOC-debut at the sprint 2008 with a 29th place.
Selected results	29. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 4. place, WC 2008 #9, 32. place, EOC 2008 Middle 5. place, NOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Elise Egseth

Club	Wing OK (NOR)
Born date	12.05.1985
Info/Biography	A JWOC-relay champion from 2005. Is focusing mostly on sprint and made her WOC-debut in 2008 with a strong 10th place.
Selected results	10. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 15. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 33. place, EOC 2008 Middle 12. place, WC 2008 #9, 20. place, WC 2008 #10, 32. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Anne Margrethe Hausken

Club	Halden SK (NOR)
Born date	23.01.1976
Born place	Karmøy (NOR)
Info/Biography	After her first international season in 1998 she overstrained her body and was completely without training for two years. Came back very carefully in 2001, focusing on the short races and coming back to international racing better than ever in 2002 with a bronze medal in the EOC-sprint. On junior level she was a junior world champion in ski-orienteering and a strong track and field runner. Using skis/rollerskis and waterrunning a lot in her training still. Educated Chand.Pharm and works part time as a researcher. Leader of the athlethes comiteé in the Norwegian Olympic comiteé and a Right to play-ambassador. Had her best training winter so far, without injuryproblems in 2008, and has won three out of five WC-races so far in 08. Will run all four events in WOC 2008, and got her first ever WOC-gold already on the opening spint. Living together with national team member Anders Nordberg. www.amhausken.com
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 1. place, EOC 2008 Long 1. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 1. place, WC 2008 #9, 4. place, WOC 2008 Long 1. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Carl Waaler Kaas

Club	NTNUI (NOR)
Born place	Oslo (NOR)
Info/Biography	Was on his way for a regular place in the national team in 2006, which included a bronze medal in the relay. But for the rest of 2006 and for 2007 his body has not responded well to his training and his progress was stopped. Back again for WOC 2008, will finally run the long distance after Olav Lundanes pulled out of the team. It will be his WOC-debut.
Selected results	11. place, WOC 2008 Long 10. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 3. place, WC 2006 #4, 11. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 27. place, WC 2008 #10, 4. place, NOC 2007 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Anders Nordberg

Club	Halden SK (NOR)
Born date	17.02.1978
Born place	Skien, Telemark (NOR)
Info/Biography	A late starter in orienteering at the age of 14. The year after he took a silver medal in the Norwegian youth champs (Hovedløpet). Has competed in Cross country skiing, track and field and football (soccer). No other orienteers in his family. Started his career in Skien OK. Represented Kristiansand OK from 2000-2005. Moved to Oslo and Bækkelaget ahead of 2006-season, after 2007-season he changed to Halden SK. Famous for changing over first after the long night in Tiomila three consecutive years (05, 06, 07). Finished his studies in economy 2005. Since then a professional orienteer with some smaller part time work. Had three altitude-camps ahead of WOC 2006- two in winter in South-Africa and one in summer in Italy, but in 2007 he prepared on home ground. Won O-ringen overall in July 2007 after finishing 2nd on the long distance World Cup there. Was out of shape in EOC 2008, but came back with a World Cup victory in Norway in late June 2008. Will run Middle, Long and Relay at WOC 2008. A soccerfan with special passion for Odd Grenland (NOR) and Liverpool (ENG). www.andersnordberg.com
Selected results	2. place, WOC 2008 Long 3. place, WOC 2007 Long 1. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 6. place, WOC 2008 Middle 4. place, WOC 2007 Middle 2. place, WC 2007 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Øystein Kvaal Østerbø

Club	Wing OK (NOR)
Born date	07.07.1981
Info/Biography	The best Norwegian sprinter for the last five years. Competing internationally also in Ski-orienteering. Made a strong start to the WOC sprint 2008, but lost his SI-card and had to search for it almost one minute. Still missing a WOC-medal. Running also relay at WOC 2008.
Selected results	28. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, WC 2007 #5, Sprint 8. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 4. place, WC 2008 #10, 14. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 6. place, WC 2008 #9, » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Marianne Riddervold

Club	Fredrikstad SK
Born date	05.03.1980
Born place	Oslo
Info/Biography	A juniorstar, with a silver medal at JWOC 2000 and World cup debut. Then struggled with overtraining and illness for two years, coming back just carefully in 2003. In the seniorteam for the first time for WOC 2005, where she ran the second leg in the relay-team that took the silver. Finished her studies in civil-engineering and moved to Fredrikstad in 2006, changing her club-suit to Fredrikstad SK. Will run the middle, long and relay at WOC 2007. Her twin-sister Birte has also been on the national team.
Selected results	11. place, WOC 2008 Long 12. place, WOC 2008 Middle 11. place, EOC 2008 Long 16. place, EOC 2008 Middle 20. place, WOC 2007 Long 26. place, EOC 2008 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Lars Skjeset

Club	NTNUI (NOR)
Born date	01.03.1983
Info/Biography	Took the bronze in the EOC-relay 2006 with the Norwegian 2nd team. Some problems with an achilles injury during 2006, and lost the whole season 2007 because of this injury. Back for 2008 with a great 5th place on the EOC sprint. Forgot one control during WOC 2008 and was disqualified on the sprint. Running also relay.
Selected results	5. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 38. place, EOC 2008 Long 3. place, WC 2006 #4, 20. place, WC 2008 #11, 20. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 22. place, WC 2008 #10, » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Hans Trøan

Club	Nydalens SK (NOR)
Born date	03.02.1975
Info/Biography	Was one of the best Norwegian orienteers in his youth, winning the youth championships when he was 15 and 16. Also on the JWOC-team for 1994 and 1995. Then spent many years on a national level before really starting to aim for the top positions in 2007. Very strong technically and the middle race in WOC 2008 should him well. It will be his first WOC.
Selected results	23. place, WOC 2008 Middle 12. place, EOC 2008 Middle 10. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 11. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 44. place, WC 2008 #9, 31. place, NOC 2007 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Audun Weltzien

Club	IL Tyrving
Born date	03.09.1983
Info/Biography	Multitalent from a strong sportsfamily. His father Eystein won bronze both individual and relay in WOC 1974 in Silkeborg, and won the relay in 1978. His mother Wenche Hultgreen was also on the national team. Audun combines orienteering with cross-country skiing, orienteering having the highest priority. He placed in the top 40 (from almost 200) in Nor.champs skiing 2006. A true lover of a real long distance, and won his first WC-race on the long mass-start in O-ringen 2007. Will run middle and long during WOC 2008. His sister Ingunn is in the team as well. Studies in Trondheim.
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Selected results	1. place, WC 2007 #3, Long 19. place, WOC 2008 Long 21. place, WOC 2008 Middle 8. place, EOC 2008 Long 26. place, EOC 2008 Middle 9. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien

Club	IL Tyrving (NOR)
Born date	19.05.1986
Born place	Bærum (Oslo-Westside)
Info/Biography	Multitalent from a strong sportsfamily. Her father Eystein won bronze both individual and relay in WOC 1974 in Silkeborg, and won the relay in 1978. Her mother Wenche Hultgreen was also on the national team. Ingunn combines orienteering with cross-country skiing, winning the relay in the CC Junior World Championship 2006 (1.leg- in Slovenia). As a junior she won the first ever JWOC sprint in Lithuania. Fifth place in the EOC sprint 2006. Ran 3000m in 10.05 in 2005. Running only sprint of the individual races at WOC 2008.
Selected results	2. place, WC 2008 #11, 3. place, WC 2008 #10, 22. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 3. place, WOC 2007 Relay 5. place, WC 2008 #9, » See all results in the World of O runner profile