Thorleif Andresen (14 February 1945 – 4 August 2022) was a Norwegian

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. Andresen was born in

Enebakk Enebakk is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkebygda. The parish of ''Enebak'' was established as a municipalit ...

on 14 February 1945, and was a younger brother of Ørnulf Andresen. He competed at the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. He also won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1969 and 1971. In 1985 he was awarded ''Gullplaketten'' from the

Norwegian Cycling Federation The Norwegian Cycling Federation or NCF (In Norwegian: ''Norges Cykleforbund'') is the national governing body of cycle racing in Norway. The NCF is a member of the UCI and the UEC. External links Norwegian Cycling Federation official website ...

, their most prestigious award. He died in

Chiang Rai Chiang Rai ( th, เชียงราย, ; nod, , เจียงฮาย, ) is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai ...

, Thailand on 4 August 2022.

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* 1945 births 2022 deaths Norwegian male cyclists People from Enebakk Olympic cyclists of Norway Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Viken (county) {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub