Eystein Weltzien
Personal information
Born (1949-12-14) 14 December 1949 (age 74)
Alma materNorwegian School of Sport Sciences
Children
AwardsEgebergs Ærespris (1975)
Sport
Sport
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kongsberg Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Silkeborg Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Silkeborg Relay

Eystein Weltzien (born 14 December 1949) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor.

He is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,[1][2] as well as having bronze medal from 1974.[3] He also obtained bronze in the 1974 Individual World Championships.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ^ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
Awards Preceded byIvar Formo Egebergs Ærespris 1975 Succeeded byBjørg Eva Jensen


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