Wenche Jacobsen
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's orienteering | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 1978 Kongsberg | Individual |
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Wenche Jacobsen (born 28 July 1954) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed internationally. Her achievements included winning a bronze medal at the world championships in 1978, and she was part of the Norwegian relay team at the world championships in 1976 and 1978, both times placing fourth.
Career
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]Jacobsen competed at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore, where she placed sixth in the individual course. She was also part of the Norwegian relay team, which placed fourth.[1] She won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, behind Anne Berit Eid and Liisa Veijalainen.[2] She was also part of the relay team at the 1978 championships, which placed fourth, two seconds behind the Swiss bronze medalists.[2]
National championships
[edit | edit source]Jacobsen became Norwegian champion in orienteering in 1977, in the individual event (classical distance),[3] and was awarded the King's Cup. In 1978 she was Norwegian orienteering champion in the ultra long distance.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Jacobsen lived together with cross-country skier Ivar Formo for fifteen years.[4]
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