Anne Margrethe Hausken

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

World championships

She finished second in "sprint" at the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Aichi, behind Simone Niggli-Luder. [http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] (Retrieved on December 22, 2007)] 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). She finished third in the Overall World Cup 2005.

European championships

Hausken had great success in the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, where she won two individual gold medals. [http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/regional_championships/european_orienteering_championships_2008 European Orienteering Championships 2008 – Ventspils, Latvia, 25 May - 1 June] – "International Orienteering Federation" (Retrieved on June 19, 2008)] 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-festifal" in Siggerud, she again finished first. [http://news.worldofo.com/2008/06/20/world-cup-o-festivalen-double-norway/ World Cup O-festivalen: Double Norway] (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)] 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. [http://news.worldofo.com/2008/06/21/world-cup-o-festivalen-double-finland/ World Cup O-festivalen: Double Finland] (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)] With 417 points and victories in three of the first five races she is ranked first in the WC 2008. [http://www.6prog.org/iof/wre_athl.asp?n3ID=NOR424 IOF World Ranking – Anne Margrethe Hausken] (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)] [http://www.6prog.org/iof/wc2008/news/openstory.asp?id=45&vp=y&noprevnext=next 18:35 - Sunday, June 22 – World Cup standings: no change at the top] – IOF World Cup 2008 (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)]

Clubs and career

Hausken, grown up in Karmøy, has represented her "home" club Torvastad IL, and later "Bækkelaget SPK". After suffering from overtraining, she abandoned training for two year (1999 and 2000), but returned to the sport in 2001. [http://runners.worldofo.com/annemargrethehausken.html "Profile: Anne Margrethe Hausken"] – World of O Runners (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)] She currently competes for "Halden skiklubb".

ki 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". [http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/ski_orienteering/junior_world_ski_orienteering_championships/ski_jwoc_1996_svk SKI-JWOC 1996 SVK – Slovakia, Banska Bystrica/Donovaly, 5-12 February 1996] – "IOF" (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)]

References

External Links

* [http://www.amhausken.com/ Hausken's personal homepage]