Thorleif Andresen Explained

Thorleif Andresen
Birth Date:14 February 1945
Birth Place:Enebakk, Norway
Death Place:Chiang Rai, Thailand

Thorleif Andresen (14 February 1945 – 4 August 2022) was a Norwegian cyclist.

Andresen was born in Enebakk on 14 February 1945, and was a younger brother of Ørnulf Andresen. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He also won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1969 and 1971.[2]

In 1985 he was awarded Gullplaketten from the Norwegian Cycling Federation, their most prestigious award.[3]

He died in Chiang Rai, Thailand on 4 August 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thorleif Andresen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033905/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/thorleif-andresen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 30 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway . 6 April 2015 . Cycling Archives.
  3. Encyclopedia: Thorleif Andresen . Tor Håkon . Solheim . Hans Jørgen . Jørgensen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Thorleif Andresen . olympedia.org . 25 August 2022.