Hanne Staff Explained

Hanne Staff (born 3 February 1972)^[1] is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships gold medals.^[2]

She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.

Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo.^[2]

Personal life

Staff is married to fellow orienteer Bjørnar Valstad.^[2]

Achievements

Orienteering World Cup Victories

• Gold, Short Distance, 2000 Australia
• Gold, Classic Distance, 1998 Ireland
• Gold, Classic Distance, 1998 Poland
• Gold, Classic Distance, 1998 Estonia
• Gold, Classic Distance, 1998 Finland
• Gold, Classic Distance, 1996 Lithuania
• Silver, Long Distance, 2002 Switzerland
• Silver, Long Distance, 2002 Sweden
• Silver, Long Distance, 2002 Hungary
• Silver, Short Distance, 1996 Sweden
• Bronze, Long Distance, 2002 Belgium
• Bronze, Sprint Distance, 2002 Switzerland
• Bronze, Long Distance, 2002 Norway
• Bronze, Long Distance, 2002 Czech Republic
• Bronze, Short Distance, 2000 Finland
• Bronze, Long Distance, 2000 Portugal

Orienteering at the World Games

• Gold, Short Distance, 2001 Japan
• Gold, Relay Event, 2001 Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hanne Staff . Park World Tour . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050114070614/http://pwt.org/home/runners_show.asp?runner_id=18 . 2005-01-14.
2. Encyclopedia: Hanne Staff . . Henriksen, Petter . Rolf . Bryhn . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 4 May 2010.