Egil Johansen (orienteer)

Egil Johansen (born 18 August 1954) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1976 and 1978 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[1][2][3] as well as getting silver medal in 1979. He was Relay World Champion in 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,[3] and also have a silver medal from 1976.[2]

Egil Johansen
Personal information
Born (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954
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

He won nine national championships (1975–1980) and has served as coach for the Norwegian national team (from 1992).

He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[4]

References
  1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.


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