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Eystein Weltzien

Personal information
Born	(1949-12-14) 14 December 1949 (age 75)
Alma mater	Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Children	Audun Weltzien Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien
Awards	Egebergs Ærespris (1975)
Sport
Sport	Orienteering Cross-country skiing
Medal record Men's orienteering Representing  Norway World Championships 1978 Kongsberg Relay 1974 Silkeborg Individual 1974 Silkeborg Relay

Eystein Weltzien (born 14 December 1949) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor.

He is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, as well as having bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained bronze in the 1974 Individual World Championships. He won the long distance Norwegian Championships in 1972, 1974 and 1975. He also had a position as trainer for the Norwegian national orienteering team in the 1980s. Weltzien was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1975, for excel in both orienteering and cross-country skiing.

His children Audun and Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien compete in orienteering on an international level.

He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

References

1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)
2. "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
3. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
4. Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.

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