Oddrun Hokland
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![]() Hokland at the 1964 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 29 November 1942 Nesset, Norway |
Died | 18 March 2022 Kvæfjord[1] | (aged 79)
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump, pentathlon |
Club | |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 6.26 m (1964, LJ) 4540 (1966, pentathlon) |
Oddrun Helene Hokland (née Lange; 29 November 1942 – 18 March 2022) was a Norwegian athlete.[2] She competed in long jump and pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and finished 16th in both events.[3]
Hailing from Vistdal, she represented the clubs Vistdal IL, SK Olymp, and BUL, Oslo. Between 1961 and 1966 she won a total of 22 individual national titles, in the disciplines pentathlon, javelin throw, long jump, high jump, 400 m, and 80 m hurdles. She set Norwegian records in long jump and high jump.[1]
Hokland was a board member of the Norwegian Athletics Association and of the Norwegian Agrarian Association.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Oddrun Hokland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Oddrun Helene Hokland er død". Norwegian Athletics Association. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Oddrun Hokland". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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