Svein Arne Hansen

Svein Arne Hansen

Svein Arne Hansen (6 May 1946 – 20 June 2020) was a Norwegian sports official. At the time of his death, he was President of the European Athletic Association.

He was from Bygdøy and worked as a stamp trader outside of sports. He was formerly the meet director of Bislett Games, and advanced from vice president to president of the Norwegian Athletics Association in 2003.^[1]^[2]

He was also a deputy member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports' electoral committee.

Hansen was a vocal proponent of lifetime bans for doping offenses.^[3]^[2]

After suffering a stroke in March 2020, Hansen died in June 2020.^[4]

References[]

^ "Friidretten valgte Svein Arne Hansen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 March 2003.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Haga, Sverre Gunnar (29 July 2005). "Superfikseren". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 20.
^ Andersen, Roy Freddy (10 August 1999). "Dopingtatte kan bli boikottet på livstid". VG (in Norwegian). p. 26.
^ Shefferd, Neil (20 June 2020). "European Athletics President Hansen dies aged 74". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	President of the Norwegian Athletics Association 2003–2015	Succeeded by Tore Hordnes
Preceded by Hansjörg Wirz	President of European Athletics 2015–2020	Succeeded by incumbent

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[1] "Friidretten valgte Svein Arne Hansen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 March 2003.

[fixer-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Haga, Sverre Gunnar (29 July 2005). "Superfikseren". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 20.

[3] Andersen, Roy Freddy (10 August 1999). "Dopingtatte kan bli boikottet på livstid". VG (in Norwegian). p. 26.

[4] Shefferd, Neil (20 June 2020). "European Athletics President Hansen dies aged 74". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

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