Ellen Sofie Olsvik

Ellen Sofie Olsvik (born 7 July 1962) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, world champion in the relay event, and winner of the first overall Orienteering World Cup. She is also world champion in ski-orienteering.

Ellen Sofie Olsvik

Personal information
Born	7 July 1962
Sport
Sport	Orienteering Ski orienteering
Medal record Representing  Norway Women's orienteering World Championships 1987 Gérardmer Relay 1985 Bendigo Relay World Cup 1986 WC Overall Women's ski-orienteering World Championships 1986 Batak, Bulgaria Relay

Career

Olsvik won a gold medal in the relay event at the 1987 World Orienteering Championships, together with Ragnhild Bratberg, Ragnhild Bente Andersen and Brit Volden.[1] She received a silver medal in 1985.[2]

Olsvik won the first overall Orienteering World Cup in 1986, with a total score of 112 points, before Jorunn Teigen (108 points) and Karin Rabe (101 points).[3]

She received a gold medal in relay at the 1986 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Batak, Bulgaria, together with Toril Hallan and Ragnhild Bratberg.[4] She also competed in cross-country skiing, with a silver medal in the 20 km race at the national championships.[5]

She represented the clubs Nydalens SK, Bækkelagets SK, NTHI, Orkanger IF and Byåsen IL.[5]

References

1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-02-22 at WebCite (Retrieved on June 18, 2008)
2. "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
3. World Cup 1986 Archived 2007-06-17 at Archive.today – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on June 18, 2008)
4. "World Ski Orienteering Championships 1986". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
5. "Ellen Sofie Olsvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 October 2011.