Odd E. Hopp (born 15 August 1913 – 21 July 2001) was 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 ...

Scout leader,

orienteer 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 ...

and sports official.

Early and personal life

Hopp was the son of Georg B. Hopp and Klara Gustave Ruud, and was married to Eva Marit Eimstad. He graduated from

Oslo Handelsgymnasium Oslo Commerce School ( Norw. ''Oslo Handelsgymnasium'') is a full-time public school in Oslo, Norway, specialising in the teaching of financial and business management. The school was founded in 1875 as Christiania Commerce School ( Norw. ''Chri ...

in 1931, and was appointed at Norges Varemesse from 1931, Silkehuset from 1932,

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from 1934, and Holger Fangel & Co from 1941.

Career

Hopp served as secretary general of the Norwegian Boy Scout Organization from 1945. As a sports administrator of

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 ...

, he chaired Stor-Oslo O-krets (the Orienteering region chapter of the

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) from 1945 to 1949, and chaired

Norges Orienteringsforbund The Norwegian Orienteering Federation ( no, Norges Orienteringsforbund, NOF) is the national Orienteering Association in Norway. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Norway by the International Orienteering Federation, of which ...

from 1953 to 1957. He chaired Statens Ungdomsråd from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the advisory council of the

Norwegian Trekking Association The Norwegian Trekking Association ( no, Den norske turistforening, DNT) is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on 21 January 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism i ...

from 1970. For his contributions to Scouting, he received the

Bronze Wolf Award The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee (WSC) to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement". It is the highest honor that can be given a volunteer Scout leader in the world and it is the ...

in 1971, and the

Silver World Award The Silver World Award is a distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on an international basis. Recipients must be a citizen of a country with a Scouting pr ...

in 1975.

Selected works

*''Speiderguttboka''

References

1913 births 2001 deaths Sportspeople from Oslo Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Norwegian sports executives and administrators The Scout Association Outdoor educators Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award {{Norway-bio-stub