Egil Johansen
Personal information
Born (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 69)
Sport
SportOrienteering
ClubOK Sør
Randesund IL[1]
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Aviemore Individual
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kongsberg Individual
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kongsberg Relay
Silver medal – second place 1976 Aviemore Relay
Silver medal – second place 1979 Tampere Individual

Egil Johansen (born 18 August 1954) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and coach. He was two times individual world champion in orienteering, and later coached the Norwegian national team.

Biography

Born on 18 August 1954, Johansen represented the clubs OK Sør and Randesund IL.[1]

He was winner of the 1976 and 1978 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[2][3][4] as well as getting silver medal in 1979. He was Relay World Champion in 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,[4] and also have a silver medal from 1976.[3]

He won seven individual national titles in orienteering, and two titles in relay (1975–1980). He served as coach for the Norwegian national team from 1992 to 1997, and from 2000 to 2002.[1]

He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bryhn, Rolf. "Egil Johansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 14 December 2007)
  3. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.


Categories