Kamilla Steiwer Explained

Kamilla Steiwer
Nationality:Norwegian
Sport:Orienteering
Club:Fredrikstad SK
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Kamilla Steiwer (née Olaussen; born 1993) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents the club Fredrikstad SK.[1]

Career

Competing at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, Steiwer placed fourth in the relay with the Norwegian team,[2] and 5th in the long distance.[3] At the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold, Norway, she placed fourth in the relay, 16th in the middle distance, and 13th in the long distance.[4]

She competed at the 2021 World Orienteering Championships in the Czech Republic, where she placed fourth in the middle distance after a close fight for the bronze medal, two seconds behind Simona Aebersold.[5] [6] She won a bronze medal in the relay with the Norwegian team, together with Marie Olaussen and Andrine Benjaminsen.[7]

Steiwer was running the first leg in the relay at the 2024 European Orienteering Championships, winning silver medal for Norway along with Marie Olaussen and Andrine Benjaminsen.[8] [9]

Personal life

She is a sister of Marie Olaussen and in a relationship with Gaute Hallan Steiwer,[10] and sister-in-law of Kine Hallan Steiwer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kamilla Steiwer . eventor.orienteering.org . 9 July 2021 .
  2. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2018 Relay . woc2018.lv . 9 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2018 Long . woc2018.lv. 9 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Athlete profile: Kamilla Steiwer . runners.worldofo.com . 9 July 2021 .
  5. Web site: Middle distance gold for Alexandersson and Kyburz . woc2021.cz . 6 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Middle final . eventor.orienteering.org . 9 July 2021 .
  7. Web site: Clear win for Sweden in women´s relay . woc2021.cz . 8 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 .
  8. News: Norsk stafettsølv i orientering . nrk.no . 20 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 . no .
  9. Web site: Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Relay . eventor.orienteering.org . 20 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 .
  10. News: Gaute på plass i A-laget. 5 September 2018. Magasinet Veivalg. no. 9 July 2021.