Marit Økern
Encyclopedia
Marit Økern Jensen is a Norwegian
orienteering
competitor
who competed in the first European Orienteering Championships
in 1962, where she received a silver medal
in the individual event, and also a silver medal
in the unofficial relay
event.
medals in the Norwegian championships. She received the King's Cup in 1962, 1963 and 1965.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
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who competed in the first European Orienteering Championships
European Orienteering Championships
The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000.The current championship events are:* Relay - for three-person teams* Long distance* Middle distance* Sprint-Host towns/cities:...
in 1962, where she received a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the individual event, and also a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the unofficial relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
event.
National championships
Marit Økern won a total of six goldGold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
medals in the Norwegian championships. She received the King's Cup in 1962, 1963 and 1965.