Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk, married Linn (born 10 May 1966 in

Voss Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...

) is a former

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from

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. She has received twelve

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medals, among others the gold medals of the 10 km individual event in

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, the 7.5 km sprint events in

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and

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. In 1988 she won the overall

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. She represented the club Voss SL.

References

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