- Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland (born
December 14 1967 inHaugesund ) is a former Norwegianhigh jump er. She represented the clubsHaugesund IL ,IL i BUL ,SK Vidar andIF Minerva during her senior career.In her early international career he finished eleventh at the 1987 European Indoor Championships and the 1987 World Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships. Her first international medal came at the 1989 European Indoor Championships where she won a silver with a jump of 1.96 metres.
She then finished fourth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1990 European Championships, twelfth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships and the 1992 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 1993 World Championships, sixth at the 1994 European Indoor Championships, fifth at the 1994 European Championships ninth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, sixth at the 1995 World Championships and eighth at the
1996 Summer Olympics .In 1997 she won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships with 2.00 metres and the gold medal at the World Championships with 1.99 metres. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/kh.htm Norwegian international athletes - H] no icon] Her personal best jump of 2.01 metres was achieved in August 1997 at the
Weltklasse Zürich meet. This is the current Norwegian record. Furthermore she cleared 1.95 metres or more 21 times. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/KHJ.htm Norwegian all-time list high jump] no icon]She became Norwegian high jump champion in the years 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1992-1997 and 1999-2000. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/khj.htm Norwegian championships in high jump] no icon] In addition she took the national title in
long jump in 1989, 1990 and 1995 [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/klj.htm Norwegian championships in long jump] no icon] andtriple jump in 1994. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/ktj.htm Norwegian championships in triple jump] no icon]Today Haugland coaches Norwegian high jumpers,
Anne Gerd Eieland among others. [cite news |first=Thore-Erik |last=Thoresen |title=Nå er det vår tur! |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/friidrett/article1414513.ece |work=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=8 August 2006 |accessdate=2007-01-04 ] She is married to fellow former high jumperHåkon Särnblom . Her grandfatherEugen Haugland and fatherTerje Haugland competed in international athletics as well. [cite news |title=Hanne Haugland Olympic profile |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/meisterskap/sydney_2000/fakta/utovere/158199.html |work=NRK |language=Norwegian |date=8 September 2000 |accessdate=2007-01-04 ]References
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