Johan Chr. Schønheyder Explained

Johan Chr. Schønheyder
Birth Date:	12 February 1915
Birth Place:	Kristiania, Norway
Occupation:	Insurance manager Sports administrator
Parents:	Johan Franciscus Schønheyder

Johan Chr. Schønheyder (12 February 1915  - 14 March 2015) was a Norwegian insurance manager, orienteer and sports official.

Personal life

Schønheyder was born in Kristiania to engineer Johan Franciscus Schønheyder and Anna Kristine Schjold. He married Anne Lise Gulsrud in 1941, and resided in Bærum.^[1]

Career

Schønheyder chaired Norges Orienteringsforbund from 1948 to 1953, and the Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 1965 to 1967.^[2] He competed for the Norwegian national orienteering team at the international match between Norway and Sweden in 1939.^[3] He was a board member of Norsk Tipping from 1966 to 1970.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: 1973. Schønheyder, Johan Chr. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 492 . Norwegian. 17 April 2015.
2. Encyclopedia: Johan Christian Schønheyder  - idrettsleder . Rolf . Bryhn . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 30 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204929/http://snl.no/Johan_Christian_Sch%C3%B8nheyder/idrettsleder . 19 October 2012 .
3. Book: Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år . Berglia, Knut . Brohaug, Tom-Erik . Staver, Kristoffer . Thuesen, Kaare . Strandhagen, Torgeir . 73 . 1987 . Norwegian . . Oslo .