Brit Volden
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| Born | 4 April 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Øyvin Thon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Harald Thon (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Kongsberg IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brit Volden (born 4 April 1960) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1987 Relay World Championship,[1][2] as well as a silver medal in 1979.[3] She also obtained silver medals in the Individual World Championships in 1981[4] and 1985.[5] She won the overall World Cup in 1983 (unofficial cup), and finished second in 1984 and 1988.
Volden is married to orienteer Øyvin Thon. In 2005 they both climbed Cho Oyu (8201 meters).[6]
She represented the sports club Kongsberg IF.
References[]
- ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-02-22 at WebCite (Retrieved on December 9, 2007)
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1987". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1979". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ The Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen reached the top on Cho Oyu - Unarmed expedition 2005 (Retrieved on December 9, 2007)
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