Eystein Weltzien
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Norway
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| Men's Orienteering | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1978 Kongsberg | Relay |
| Bronze | 1974 Silkeborg | Individual |
| Bronze | 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] as well as having bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained bronze in the 1974 Individual World Championships. 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.[2]
References
- ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
- ↑ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ivar Formo |
Egebergs Ærespris 1975 |
Succeeded by Bjørg Eva Jensen |