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Audun Munthe-Kaas Hjermann
Audun is a Norwegian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Audun Boysen (1929–2000), Norwegian middle distance runner *Audun Endestad (born 1953), Norwegian-born American cross country skier, author and field guide *Audun Grønvold (born 1976), Norwegian freestyle skier *Audun Heimdal (1997–2022), Norwegian orienteer *Audun Hetland (1920–1998), Norwegian illustrator * Audun Hugleiksson (1240–1302), Norwegian nobleman at the end of the 13th century * Audun Kleive (born 1961), Norwegian drummer and percussionist *Audun Laading (1993–2019), Norwegian bassist and backing vocalist of the indie rock duo Her's * Audun Lysbakken (born 1977), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party *Audun Munthe-Kaas Hierman (1892–1975), Norwegian newspaper editor and novelist *Audun Østerås (born 1947), Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Centre Party *Audun Tron (born 1945), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Audun Weltzien (born 1983), Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audun Boysen
Audun Boysen (10 May 1929 – 2 March 2000) was a Norwegian middle distance runner. Born in Bjarkøy and raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa IL and later IK Tjalve in Oslo. Boysen was a prominent 800 metre runner in the 1950s, and he won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships and another bronze at the 1954 European Championships. He set three world records over 1,000 metres, the last being 2:19.0 in 1955. The same year he ran 800 metres in 1:45.9, setting a new Norwegian record. Incidentally, the man who beat him in that race, Belgian Roger Moens, ran a world record time, with Boysen also under the old world record. That Norwegian record stood for 37 years until 3 July 1992 when it was broken by Atle Douglas (1:45.15) and Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal (born 16 September 1972) is a retired Norwegian middle distance athlete, who won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |