Knut Theodor "Gle" Gleditsch (July 3, 1938 – February 13, 2001) was a
Norwegian sportscaster from
Sande, Vestfold.
Life
After spending some time at sea and studying as a business economist from the
BI Norwegian Business School, he became a journalist for ''
Sportsmanden ''Sportsmanden'' ('The Sportsman') was a Norwegian weekly sports newspaper.
It was established in 1913 by Magnus Brænden, absorbed the competitor ''Idrætsliv'' in 1933, and went defunct in 1965. From 1914 to 1919 the paper was edited by Nanna Wit ...
'' in 1962. He started reporting for ''
Morgenbladet'' in 1964, before moving to
NRK Television in 1966.
There he was a commentator on soccer and alpine skiing. He also covered a number of
cup finals,
international matches, and 4 o'clock Saturday matches broadcast as ''
Tippekampen'',
as well as seven
World Cup finals for the national channel.
Gleditsch left NRK in 1991 and started working for
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, where for many years he commented on the
UEFA Champions League, including
Rosenborg's famous victory over
AC Milan in 1996 and
Ole Gunnar Solskjær's winning goal for
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
in 1999. He also commented on certain matches in the
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...
as part of "Team Gleditsch," where his sons Pål and Espen Gleditsch were reporters and photographers, and his daughter Kine was a journalist for ''
Det Nye''. As a sportscaster, he combined professional strength with humor and cheer.
Gleditsch died of cancer at the age of 62 in
Bærum. Gleditsch was the great-grandnephew of Bishop
Jens Gran Gleditsch
Jens Gran Gleditsch (1860–1931) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian. He was a brother of Kristen Gran Gleditsch.
Gleditsch was born on 6 December 1860 in Voss, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1883 from the ...
.
Discography
*1974:
Jonas Fjeld Bing Bang Band: ''Pans Fløyte''
*1981:
Vazelina Bilopphøggers: ''Slitin i knea''
*1987: Totenschlager: ''Stjernehits''
*1990: Totenschlager: ''Jørgen Engum A/S''
*1992: Geithus Idrettslag: ''Geithus I.L. – 100 år for idretten''
Filmography
*1983: ''
Hockeyfeber''
References
External links
*
Knut Theodor Gleditschat Filmfront
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1938 births
2001 deaths
Norwegian sports broadcasters
People from Sande, Vestfold
People from Holmestrand