Anne Margrethe Hausken

Anne Margrethe Hausken

Hausken in 2008
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1976-01-23) 23 January 1976 (age 48)[1] Haugesund, Norway[1]
Sport
Sport	Orienteering Ski orienteering
Club	Torvastad IL Bækkelagets SK Nydalens SK
Medal record Representing  Norway Women's orienteering World Championships 2008 Olomouc Sprint 2009 Miskolc Relay 2013 Vuokatti Relay 2005 Aichi Sprint 2005 Aichi Relay 2010 Trondheim Relay 2015 Inverness Sprint Relay 2015 Inverness Relay 2007 Kyiv Relay 2012 Lausanne Relay 2016 Stromstad Long World Games 2013 Cali Sprint World Cup 2008 WC Overall 2005 WC Overall European Championships 2008 Ventspils Long 2008 Ventspils Sprint 2002 Sümeg Sprint Women's ski-orienteering Junior World Championships 1996 Banská Bystrica/Donovaly Relay 1996 Banská Bystrica/Donovaly Classic distance

Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg (born 23 January 1976)^[2] is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.^[3]

World championships

Medalists at the WOC 2008 Sprint distance: Kauppi (silver), Hausken (gold), Jansson (bronze). The same three also topped the overall World Cup in 2008

Hausken finished second in sprint at the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Aichi, behind Simone Niggli-Luder.^[4] She received a silver medal in the relay event at the 2005 World Championships (with Marianne Andersen and Marianne Riddervold), and a bronze medal in 2007 (with Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien and Marianne Andersen). At the 2008 World Championships in Olomouc she received a gold medal in the Sprint event, before Minna Kauppi and Helena Jansson. This was Hausken's first gold medal at the world championships.

She finished third in the Overall World Cup 2005, and first in 2008.

European championships

Hausken had great success in the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, where she won two individual gold medals.^[5] In the sprint distance (2.5 km) she defeated Heli Jukkola by a margin of only 3 seconds. In the long distance (11 km) she finished first with Tatiana Ryabkina on second and Emma Engstrand third place. She has a bronze medal in sprint from the 2002 championships in Sümeg.

World cup 2008

With the two victories from Ventspils, Hausken got a flying start in the World Cup in 2008. In the next event, the middle distance at the O-festivalen in Siggerud, she again finished first.^[6] This was her first major win in the middle course. The next day's long distance was a pursuit race where she was passed by Minna Kauppi but finished second, only a few seconds behind Kauppi.^[7] With 417 points and victories in three of the first five races she was ranked first in the WC 2008.^[3][8] Further five wins secured her the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup, with a total of 917 points. Behind her came Minna Kauppi, second with 747 points, and Helena Jansson, overall third with 430 points.

Clubs and career

Hausken, grown up in Karmøy, has represented her "home" club Torvastad IL, and later Bækkelagets SK. After suffering from overtraining, she abandoned training for two years (1999 and 2000), but returned to the sport in 2001.^[9] She currently competes for Nydalens SK.

Ski orienteering

Hausken was Junior world champion in ski-orienteering in relay in 1996 together with Kristin Tolstad Uggen and Stine Hjermstad Kirkevik, and received an individual silver medal in the classic distance.^[10]

Academic career

In 2011 Hausken defended her doctorate thesis, Epidemiology of anxiolytic and hypnotic drug use in the general population in Norway.^[11]

References

1. Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. "Anne Margrethe Hausken". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005.
3. 18:35 – Sunday, June 22 – World Cup standings: no change at the top^{[permanent dead link‍]} – IOF World Cup 2008 (Retrieved on 23 June 2008)
4. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 22 December 2007)
5. European Orienteering Championships 2008 – Ventspils, Latvia, 25 May – 1 June^{[permanent dead link‍]} – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
6. World Cup O-festivalen: Double Norway (Retrieved on 23 June 2008)
7. World Cup O-festivalen: Double Finland (Retrieved on 23 June 2008)
8. IOF World Ranking – Anne Margrethe Hausken Archived 19 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 23 June 2008)
9. "Profile: Anne Margrethe Hausken" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on 23 June 2008)
10. SKI-JWOC 1996 SVK – Slovakia, Banska Bystrica/Donovaly, 5-12 February 1996 – IOF (Retrieved on 23 June 2008)
11. "Disputas: Anne Margrethe Hausken". University of Oslo. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

External links

• Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg at the International Orienteering Federation
• Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg at World of O
• Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg at World of O