Svein Arne Hansen

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Svein Arne Hansen (born May 6, 1946 - June 20, 2020 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian sports official .

Svein Arne Hansen

Hansen, who is a stamp dealer by profession , has been an athletics official in various offices since 1968. Among other things, he was director of the Bislett Games in Oslo from 1985 to 2009 . Since 2003 he has been President of the Norwegian Athletics Federation. In April 2015 he was elected President of the European Athletics Association EAA and succeeded the Swiss Hansjörg Wirz .

He died on June 20, 2020 after suffering a stroke .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Svein Arne Harnsen: Leading Change (PDF; 584 KB) European Athletics Association. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Pamela Ruprecht: Svein Arne Hansen is the new President of the EAA . Leichtathletik.de. April 11, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ VG.no
personal data
SURNAME Hansen, Svein Arne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian sports official
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1946
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 2020
Place of death Oslo