Åge Hadler
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Åge Hadler is a Norwegian
orienteering
competitor, winner of the 1966 and 1972 individual World Orienteering Championships
, relay champion from 1970, and individual bronze medalist from 1968.
as the son of Aage Hadler and Ruth Karin Rosendahl. He married fellow orienteer Ingrid Thoresen
in 1968. His first sports club was Bergens Turnforening. He studied at the University of Oslo
, and graduated as cand.real. degree in 1970.
in 1966. He participated at the very first World Orienteering Championships
, which were held in Fiskars, Finland, 2 and 3 October. Here he won the first individual World Champion title in men's Orienteering. The individual course had 11 controls over 14.1 kilometres. Hadler won the competition with a margin of 2 minutes and 45 seconds before Aimo Tepsell
from Finland, who placed second. Anders Morelius
from Sweden placed third in the individual race. Hadler participated on the Norwegian relay team together with Dagfinn Olsen
, Ola Skarholt
and Stig Berge
, and won a bronze medal behind Sweden and Finland. Hadler married fellow orienteer Ingrid Thoresen
17 August 1968. They both qualified for the World Championships, which were held in Linköping, Sweden, 28 and 29 September. Hadler won a bronze medal in the individual course, and also a bronze medal in the relay. His wife Ingrid won a silver medal in the women's individual contest, and a gold medal in the relay. Hadler became individual Nordic Champion in Orienteering in 1969. In 1970 the World Championships where held in Friedrichroda
, in the Democratic Republic of Germany, from 27 to 29 September. Hadler placed 8th in the individual contest, which was won by Stig Berge
. The relay was won by the Norwegian team, which consisted of Hadler and Ola Skarholt
, Stig Berge
and Per Fosser
. His wife Ingrid won gold medal in the individual course at the women's World Championships. In 1970 Hadler published the book På tvers av stiene. Med giftering, kart og kompass, as co-author along with his wife Ingrid Hadler
. In 1971 he became individual Nordic Champion for the second time. The 1972 the World Championships where held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, from 14 to 16 September. Hadler won the individual contest before Stig Berge
, his second individual gold medal at the World Championships.
Hadler won eight individual National Championships from 1966 to 1975. He is honorary member of the sports club IL i BUL
.
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...
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor, winner of the 1966 and 1972 individual World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
, relay champion from 1970, and individual bronze medalist from 1968.
Early life and career
Hadler was born in BergenBergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
as the son of Aage Hadler and Ruth Karin Rosendahl. He married fellow orienteer Ingrid Thoresen
Ingrid Hadler
Ingrid Hadler is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1970 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, and received a silver medal in Linköping in 1968...
in 1968. His first sports club was Bergens Turnforening. He studied at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, and graduated as cand.real. degree in 1970.
Sports career
Hadler had his breakthrough in competitive orienteeringOrienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
in 1966. He participated at the very first World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
, which were held in Fiskars, Finland, 2 and 3 October. Here he won the first individual World Champion title in men's Orienteering. The individual course had 11 controls over 14.1 kilometres. Hadler won the competition with a margin of 2 minutes and 45 seconds before Aimo Tepsell
Aimo Tepsell
Aimo Tepsell is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships. He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship.-See also:...
from Finland, who placed second. Anders Morelius
Anders Morelius
Anders Morelius is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team in the very first World Orienteering Championships, held i Fiskars, Finland. He also obtained a bronze medal in the 1966 Individual World Orienteering...
from Sweden placed third in the individual race. Hadler participated on the Norwegian relay team together with Dagfinn Olsen
Dagfinn Olsen
Dagfinn Olsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships in Fiskars together with Ola Skarholt, Åge Hadler and Stig Berge.-References:...
, Ola Skarholt
Ola Skarholt
Ola Skarholt is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1970, as a member of the Norwegian winning team. He also has bronze medals from 1966 and 1968.-References:...
and Stig Berge
Stig Berge
Stig Berge is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and master of science in engineering.Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966...
, and won a bronze medal behind Sweden and Finland. Hadler married fellow orienteer Ingrid Thoresen
Ingrid Hadler
Ingrid Hadler is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1970 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, and received a silver medal in Linköping in 1968...
17 August 1968. They both qualified for the World Championships, which were held in Linköping, Sweden, 28 and 29 September. Hadler won a bronze medal in the individual course, and also a bronze medal in the relay. His wife Ingrid won a silver medal in the women's individual contest, and a gold medal in the relay. Hadler became individual Nordic Champion in Orienteering in 1969. In 1970 the World Championships where held in Friedrichroda
Friedrichroda
Friedrichroda is a town in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the north foot of the Thuringian Forest, 21 km by rail southwest of the town of Gotha. It is surrounded by fir-clad hills and possesses numerous handsome villa residences, a Kurhaus and a sanatorium...
, in the Democratic Republic of Germany, from 27 to 29 September. Hadler placed 8th in the individual contest, which was won by Stig Berge
Stig Berge
Stig Berge is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and master of science in engineering.Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966...
. The relay was won by the Norwegian team, which consisted of Hadler and Ola Skarholt
Ola Skarholt
Ola Skarholt is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1970, as a member of the Norwegian winning team. He also has bronze medals from 1966 and 1968.-References:...
, Stig Berge
Stig Berge
Stig Berge is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and master of science in engineering.Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966...
and Per Fosser
Per Fosser
Per Fosser is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1970, as a member of the Norwegian winning team. He also has a bronze medal from 1968.-References:...
. His wife Ingrid won gold medal in the individual course at the women's World Championships. In 1970 Hadler published the book På tvers av stiene. Med giftering, kart og kompass, as co-author along with his wife Ingrid Hadler
Ingrid Hadler
Ingrid Hadler is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1970 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, and received a silver medal in Linköping in 1968...
. In 1971 he became individual Nordic Champion for the second time. The 1972 the World Championships where held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, from 14 to 16 September. Hadler won the individual contest before Stig Berge
Stig Berge
Stig Berge is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and master of science in engineering.Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966...
, his second individual gold medal at the World Championships.
Hadler won eight individual National Championships from 1966 to 1975. He is honorary member of the sports club IL i BUL
IL i BUL
Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....
.