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Stig Kleven

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Stig Kleven
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 57)
Notodden, Norway
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Athens 90 kg

Stig Kleven (born 12 January 1967) is a Norwegian sport wrestler.

His achievements include a fourth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, a sixth place at the world championships, a bronze medal at the European championships, one Nordic title, and eleven Norwegian titles.

Personal life

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Kleven was born in Notodden on 12 January 1967.[1]

Career

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Kleven represented the clubs SK Snøgg (Tønsberg), IF Urædd (Porsgrunn), Sportsklubben av 09 (Oslo), and Kolbotn IL.[1]

He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he placed 4th in Greco-Roman wrestling.[2] He became Nordic champion in 1988.[1]

He placed sixth at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships.[3][2] He won a bronze medal at the 1994 European Wrestling Championships in Athens.[1]

He won a total of eleven national titles as senior, between 1986 and 1997.[1][4] He was awarded the King’s Cup in 1995.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Bryhn, Rolf. "Stig Arild Kleven". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Stig Kleven". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Stig Kleven". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ^ "NM medaljer & utmerkelser". nbfdatabase.p.digitalia.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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