Maja Gunvor Erlandsen
Maja Gunvor Erlandsen (born October 11, 1989 ) is a Norwegian wrestler . In 2012 she became European champion in the weight class up to 72 kg.
Career
Maja Erlandsen comes from Tana in the province of Finnmark . She started wrestling at the IF Tana sports club in 2003 at the age of 14 . Her first trainer was Frode Gundersen, who still looks after her today. Jan Stawowski joined the Norwegian national team as a coach. At a height of 1.69 meters, it ranged in the weight class up to 67 kg for years and moved to the weight class up to 72 kg in 2011. She was Norwegian champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011. Maja Erlandsen is a frequent starter who has competed in up to ten major championships or tournaments in some years. She lives and trains in Oslo today .
She began her international career in 2006, where she won second place in the weight class up to 70 kg at the Nordic Junior Championship. In 2007 she came in 5th place at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade in the weight class up to 67 kg. In the following years she took part regularly in the international championships. At first she was never able to place herself in the front of the field. The best result she achieved by 2011 was a 7th place at the World Cup in Istanbul . There she defeated Maria Louisa Vryoni from Greece and Aline da Silva Ferreira from Brazil .
For big blow Maja Erlandsen then brought in the European Championship 2012. in Belgrade, because there they won with victories over Yasemin Adar, Turkey , Natalya Palamarchuk, Azerbaijan , Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana , Spain and the triple European champion Kateryna Burmistrowa from the Ukraine as a surprise the European title in the weight class up to 72 kg. After that, however, she did not succeed in qualifying in three qualifying tournaments for participation in the 2012 Olympics.
After serious allegations to the Norwegian Wrestling Association, which had never given her sufficient support, she then resigned from competitive sports.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2006 | 2. | Nordic Junior Championship | up to 70 kg | behind Emma Weberg, Sweden |
| 2007 | 5. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 67 kg | behind Elena Piroschkowa , USA , Emma Weberg, Julija Bartnowskaja , Russia and Paulina Grabowska, Poland |
| 2007 | 16. | Grand Prix of Germany in Dormagen | up to 67 kg | Winner: Natalja Kuksina, Russia, ahead of Kristin Büttner, Germany |
| 2007 | 5. | Junior European Championship in Belgrade | up to 67 kg | behind Marjana Kwiatkowska, Ukraine , Olga Siamzowa, Belarus , Natalja Lauschkina, Russia and Elena Diana Mudrag, Romania |
| 2008 | 5. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 67 kg | behind Lise Legrand , France , Monika Ewa Michalik , Poland, Stephanie Meierhofer, Austria and Jennifer Bünten, Germany |
| 2008 | 9. | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 67 kg | Winner: Natalja Lauschkina ahead of Michala Krizkowa-Spoutsowa, Czech Republic |
| 2008 | 9. | Junior European Championship in Košice | up to 67 kg | Winner: Irina Netreba, Ukraine ahead of Karin Stingelin, Switzerland |
| 2009 | 8th. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 67 kg | Winner: Julija Bartnowskaja ahead of Karin Stingelin |
| 2009 | 9. | EM in Vilnius | up to 67 kg | after losing to Aurora Fajardo Prieto, Spain |
| 2009 | 1. | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 67 kg | before Megan Buydens, Canada and Irina Zirkewitsch, Belarus |
| 2009 | 3. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 67 kg | behind Vanessa Wilson, Canada and Roxana Camelia Iancolovici, Romania |
| 2009 | 10. | Junior European Championship in Tbilisi | up to 67 kg | Winner: Anastassija Bratchikova , Russia, ahead of Sanne Hernodh, Sweden |
| 2009 | 8th. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | up to 67 kg | Winner: Sumrud Gurbanhadschijewa, Azerbaijan before July Bartnowskaya |
| 2009 | 18th | Junior World Championships in Ankara | up to 67 kg | after losing to Narjot Kaur, India |
| 2010 | 4th | "Dave Schultz" Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 67 kg | behind Adeline Gray , USA, Jiao Yuanyuan, China and Megan Buydens |
| 2010 | 10. | EM in Baku | up to 67 kg | after losing to Aljona Kartaschowa , Russia |
| 2010 | 2. | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 67 kg | behind Martine Dugrenier , Canada, in front of Ase Karlsson, Sweden and Jenny Aardalen, Norway |
| 2010 | 2. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 67 kg | behind Sumrud Gurbanhadschijewa |
| 2010 | 5. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | up to 67 kg | behind Elena Schalygina , Kazakhstan , Mami Shinkai , Japan , Kateryna Burmistrowa , Ukraine and Juli Bartnowskaja |
| 2010 | 16. | World Cup in Moscow | up to 67 kg | after losing to Martine Dugrenier and Mami Shinkai |
| 2011 | 8th. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 67 kg | Winner: Jenny Fransson , Sweden ahead of Epp Mae, Estonia |
| 2011 | 17th | EM in Dortmund | up to 72 kg | after losing to Ekaterina Bukina , Russia |
| 2011 | 5. | Poland Open in Tarnowo Podgorno | up to 72 kg | behind Stanka Slatewa , Bulgaria , Jekaterina Bukowa, Ali Sue Bernard , USA and Aline da Silva Ferreira, Brazil |
| 2011 | 7th | World Cup in Istanbul | up to 72 kg | after victories over Maria Louisa Vryoni, Greece and Aline da Silva Ferreira and defeats against Stanka Slatewa and Gousel Manjurowa , Kazakhstan |
| 2011 | 5. | FILA test tournament in London | up to 72 kg | behind Jekaterina Bukina, Stanka Slatewa, Laure Ali Annabel, Cameroon and Jenny Fransson |
| 2012 | 8th. | Golden Grand Prix in Klippan | up to 72 kg | Winner: Natalja Vorobjowa , Russia, ahead of Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana , Spain |
| 2012 | 1. | EM in Belgrade | up to 72 kg | after victories over Yasemin Adar, Turkey, Natalja Palamarchuk, Azerbaijan, Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana and Kateryna Burmistrowa, Ukraine |
| 2012 | 9. | Olympic qualification tournament in Sofia | up to 72 kg | after losing to Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus, Poland |
| 2012 | 3. | Olympic qualification tournament in Taiyuan | up to 72 kg | behind Burmaa Ochirbat, Mongolia and Swetlana Sajenko, Moldova |
| 2012 | 10. | Olympic qualification tournament in Helsinki | up to 72 kg | after a loss to Maria Selmaier, Germany |
Norwegian championships
Maja Erlandsen was Norwegian champion in the years 2008, 2010 and 2011 in the weight classes up to 67 kg and 72 kg body weight.
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer
Web links
- Profile of Maja Gunvor Erlandsen at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Fight between Maja Erlandsen and Mami Shinkai at the 2010 World Cup
- Article about Maja Gunvor Erlandsen on her resignation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erlandsen, Maja Gunvor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1989 |