Stig Kleven Explained

Stig Kleven
Nationality:Norwegian
Birth Date:12 January 1967
Birth Place:Notodden, Norway
Sport:Wrestling

Stig Kleven (born 12 January 1967) is a Norwegian sport wrestler.

His achievements include a fourth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, a sixth place at the world championships, a bronze medal at the European championships, one Nordic title, and eleven Norwegian titles.

Personal life

Kleven was born in Notodden on 12 January 1967.

Career

Kleven represented the clubs SK Snøgg (Tønsberg), IF Urædd (Porsgrunn), Sportsklubben av 09 (Oslo), and Kolbotn IL.

He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he placed 4th in Greco-Roman wrestling. He became Nordic champion in 1988.

He placed sixth at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships.[1] [2] He won a bronze medal at the 1994 European Wrestling Championships in Athens.

He won a total of eleven national titles as senior, between 1986 and 1997.[3] He was awarded the King’s Cup in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stig Kleven . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034749/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/stig-kleven-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 9 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Stig Kleven . olympedia.org . 19 December 2023 .
  3. Web site: NM medaljer & utmerkelser . nbfdatabase.p.digitalia.no . no . 19 December 2023 .