Wenche Jacobsen

Wenche Jacobsen (born 28 July 1954) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed internationally. Her achievements included winning a bronze medal at the world championships in 1978, and she was part of the Norwegian relay team at the world championships in 1976 and 1978, both times placing fourth.

Wenche Jacobsen
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Kongsberg Individual

Career

International

Jacobsen competed at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore, where she placed sixth in the individual course. She was also part of the Norwegian relay team, which placed fourth.[1] She won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, behind Anne Berit Eid and Liisa Veijalainen.[2] She was also part of the relay team at the 1978 championships, which placed fourth, two seconds behind the Swiss bronze medalists.[2]

National championships

Jacobsen became Norwegian champion in orienteering in 1977, in the individual event (classical distance),[3] and was awarded the King's Cup. In 1978 she was Norwegian orienteering champion in the ultra long distance.[3]

Personal life

Jacobsen lived together with cross-country skier Ivar Formo for fifteen years.[4]

References
  1. "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "orientering – Norgesmestere". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. "Tok farvel med Ivar Formo". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 5 January 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2019.


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