Erling Havnå
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Erling Mathias Havnå of Arendal
, Norway
, is a former kickboxer
. He won a silver medal in full-contact at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 1979
, and stepped up to be the European Champion in 1980. Eleven years later, in 1991, he won the silver medal in the World Championship. With his fifth degree black belt
, acquired in 2003, Erling Havnå is the highest ranked Norwegian kickboxer of all time. He is the brother of former professional boxer Magne Havnå
.
In 2005, Erling Havnå was charged and prosecuted for participating in the NOKAS
armed robbery of 2004, together with David Toska
and twelve other men. On 10 March 2006 the Stavanger
court of law sentenced Havnå to 17 years of imprisonment for this felony. This was later reduced to 14 years.
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
, Norway
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...
, is a former kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
. He won a silver medal in full-contact at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 1979
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1979
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1979 was the third European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization, organized by the Italian Ennio Falsoni. As with previous European championships the 1979 W.A.K.O. championships were open to amateur men based in Europe only, with each country...
, and stepped up to be the European Champion in 1980. Eleven years later, in 1991, he won the silver medal in the World Championship. With his fifth degree black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
, acquired in 2003, Erling Havnå is the highest ranked Norwegian kickboxer of all time. He is the brother of former professional boxer Magne Havnå
Magne Havnå
Magne Havnå of Arendal, Norway was a professional boxer who once held the WBO world title in cruiserweight, beating Boone Pultz in 5 rounds in May 1990.-Amateur career:...
.
In 2005, Erling Havnå was charged and prosecuted for participating in the NOKAS
Norsk Kontantservice
Nokas Cash Handling is a Norwegian company offering management, control and distribution of cash to Norwegian banks. The company is owned 100% by Nokas AS and headquartered in Oslo...
armed robbery of 2004, together with David Toska
David Toska
David Aleksander Toska was the alleged "mastermind" behind the "NOKAS robbery" in Stavanger on 5 April 2004, one of the most profiled criminal cases in modern Norwegian history. The robbery resulted in the killing of a police-officer, a very rare occurrence in Norway.Toska was born in Bergen and...
and twelve other men. On 10 March 2006 the Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
court of law sentenced Havnå to 17 years of imprisonment for this felony. This was later reduced to 14 years.