Åge Hadler (born 14 August 1944) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...

competitor, winner of the 1966 and 1972 individual

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 20 ...

, relay champion from 1970, and individual bronze medalist from 1968.

Early life and career

Hadler was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

as the son of Aage Hadler and Ruth Karin Rosendahl. He married fellow orienteer

Ingrid Thoresen Ingrid Hadler (born Ingrid Thoresen; 12 February 1946) is a former orienteering competitor and cross-country skier from Norway. She won the 1970 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, and received a silver medal in Linköping i ...

in 1968. His first sports club was Bergens Turnforening. He studied at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

, and graduated as

cand.real. Candidatus realium or candidata realium (abbreviated cand. real.) is a former academic degree used in Norway, and conferred in mathematics and natural sciences. It was abolished in 1985. There was originally no set duration for the completion of th ...

degree in 1970.

Sports career

Hadler had his breakthrough in competitive

in 1966. He participated at the very first

, which were held in Fiskars, Finland, 2 and 3 October. Here he won the first individual World Champion title in men's Orienteering. The individual course had 11 controls over 14.1 kilometres. Hadler won the competition with a margin of 2 minutes and 45 seconds before

Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell (8 May 1932 – 30 June 2017) was a Finland, Finnish orienteering Competition, competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships.

from Finland, who placed second.

Anders Morelius Anders Morelius (born 20 March 1940) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team in the very first World Orienteering Championships, held i Fiskars, Finland.Dagfinn Olsen Dagfinn Olsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' event at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships in Fiskars together with Ola Skarholt, Åge Hadler Åge Hadler (born 14 August 1944) is a Norwegi ...

Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt (30 November 1939 – 18 June 2017), was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, which also consisted of Stig Berge, Per Fosser and Åge Hadler. ...

and

Stig Berge Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and Master of Science in engineering. Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.Ingrid Thoresen Ingrid Hadler (born Ingrid Thoresen; 12 February 1946) is a former orienteering competitor and cross-country skier from Norway. She won the 1970 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, and received a silver medal in Linköping i ...

17 August 1968. They both qualified for the World Championships, which were held in Linköping, Sweden, 28 and 29 September. Hadler won a bronze medal in the individual course, and also a bronze medal in the relay. His wife Ingrid won a silver medal in the women's individual contest, and a gold medal in the relay. Hadler became individual Nordic Champion in Orienteering in 1969. In 1970 the World Championships were held in

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, in the Democratic Republic of Germany, from 27 to 29 September. Hadler placed 8th in the individual contest, which was won by

Stig Berge Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and Master of Science in engineering. Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt (30 November 1939 – 18 June 2017), was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, which also consisted of Stig Berge, Per Fosser and Åge Hadler. ...

Stig Berge Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and Master of Science in engineering. Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.Per Fosser. His wife Ingrid won gold medal in the individual course at the women's World Championships. In 1970 Hadler published the book ''På tvers av stiene. Med giftering, kart og kompass'', as co-author along with his wife

Ingrid Hadler Ingrid Hadler (born Ingrid Thoresen; 12 February 1946) is a former orienteering competitor and cross-country skier from Norway. She won the 1970 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, and received a silver medal in Linköping i ...

. In 1971 he became individual Nordic Champion for the second time. The

1972 World Orienteering Championships The 4th World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland ...

were held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, from 14 to 16 September. Hadler won the individual contest before

Stig Berge Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and Master of Science in engineering. Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.IL i BUL Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo (also BUL, Oslo) is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag. IL i BUL h ...

Later career

Hadler was appointed as a research worker at the institution ''Fondet for markeds- og distribusjonsforskning'' in 1971, and served as manager from 1976 to 1986. He was appointed at the

Norwegian Mapping Authority The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) ( no, Statens kartverk ''or'' Kartverket, italic=invert) is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy, hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Jo ...

from 1986. He is currently serving as a communication advisor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hadler, Aage 1944 births Living people Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Bergen 20th-century Norwegian people