Øivind Johnsen (26 May 1922 – 1 February 2005) was a Norwegian sports journalist, broadcaster and actor. After several years of studying Drama in the United Kingdom, Johnsen began working in radio plays for Norwegian Listener, he also acted on stage in plays such as ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

''. In 1959 he joined the Norwegian radio and television company

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as a sports commentator for which he commentated on football and tennis games. He covered the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

for NRK.Olav Gran-Olsson (8.2.2005). "Øivind Johnssen, nekrolog". ''

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''. During the coverage for the 1988 Olympic games, Johnsen suffered a stroke.Truls Andersen (10.1.1987). "Øivinds siste kamp". ''VG''. In addition to sporting events Johnsen also commentated on the

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for 20 times and was the NRK commentator for the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. Johnsen died on 1 February 2005, after suffering another stroke.

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* 1922 births 2005 deaths NRK people Norwegian television presenters Norwegian sports broadcasters Norwegian sports journalists Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male radio actors {{Norway-journalist-stub