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Grethe Werner

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Grethe Werner Evjenth
Personal information
Full name Grethe Irene Werner (-Evjenth)
Born (1928-05-28)28 May 1928
Oslo, Norway
Died 30 October 2014(2014-10-30) (aged 86)[1]
Oslo[1]
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years Team
  • Grefsen IL (handball)
  • Oslo TF (gymnastics)
  • Torshaug IF (track and field)
National team
Years Team Apps
1946–1960
 Norway 35[2]

Grethe Werner (28 May 1928 – 30 October 2014) was a Norwegian sportswoman, a pioneer in women's sport in Norway, active in handball, gymnastics and track and field athletics. She was born in Oslo, and was married to Olaf Evjenth.[1] She represented the clubs Grefsen IL (handball), Oslo Turnforening (gymnastics), and Torshaug IF (track and field).[3]

Career

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Werner played 35 matches for the Norwegian women's national handball team between 1946 and 1960,[2] including the very first handball match for the Norwegian national team, against Sweden at Bislett Stadium in front of 9.000 spectators in September 1946.[4] She represented the handball club Grefsen IL [no], with which she won the national cup six times,[1] (five times the outdoor cup, and once the indoor cup).[3]

She competed in gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

In track and field athletics, she was Norwegian champion in shot put in 1948 and 1953,[5] and in discus throw in 1949.[6][7] She also competed in javelin throw,[8] swing-ball throw,[9] long jump,[10] and in athletics triathlon.[11] She held the Norwegian record in shot put.[3]

She was awarded the trophy Håndballstatuetten from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 1999.[3]

She died in Oslo on 30 October 2014.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grethe Werner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Evjenth, Grete Werner" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Bryhn, Rolf. "Grethe Werner". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  5. ^ "NM Kule kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ^ "NM Diskos kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 292. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  8. ^ "NM Spyd kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  9. ^ "NM Slengball". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  10. ^ "NM Lengde kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. ^ "NM 3-kamp". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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