Agnetha Åsheim

Agnetha Johansen Åsheim (born 1 May[1] 1982) is a retired Norwegian footballer and cross-country skier.

Career

From Tromsø, Åsheim played football for IF Fløya while also pursuing a career in cross-country skiing in the winter.[2] She was capped three times for the Norwegian national under-17 team.[3] When interviewed about her future plans, she stated she would probably decide to become a professional cross-country skier, where the pay was better.[2]

Åsheim made her World Cup debut in the March 2003 Oslo sprint race. Following two races in the 2002–03 World Cup circuit and two in 2003–04,[4] she suffered from wrongful training after the 2004 season. She reached her career bottom at the 2006 Norwegian championships with a 44th place in duathlon, returning to form in 2007 with a 10th place in the same event.[5] Accordingly, Åsheim also managed to return to the World Cup in 2007. She collected her first World Cup points in the March 2008 Drammen sprint, finishing 21st. Her last World Cup season was 2008–09, when she finished 9th in a 4x5 km relay race. Her last World Cup outing came in March 2009 in Trondheim.[4] She also achieved top 10 placements in Tjejvasan.[6][7]

Åsheim represented the sports clubs Tromsø SK.[4] As a teammate with Sara Svendsen in Tromsø, Åsheim's career highlight was the bronze medals in relay at the Norwegian Championships in 2007 and 2008.[8][9] Åsheim and Svendsen became figureheads for achieving sports results while living in remote Northern Norway,[10] and Åsheim was awarded an Olympiatoppen monetary grant.[11] The duo was also awarded Tromsø Municipality's Sportsperson of the Year award.[12]

Personal life

In 2009, Åsheim earned a law degree at the University of Tromsø and is semi-retired from cross-country skiing.[13]

References
  1. iTromsø 2 May 2012, p. 37
  2. Mortensen, Ellen (20 July 1999). "Mer penger i herreidretten". Tromsø (in Norwegian). p. 18.
  3. Agnetha Åsheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. Agnetha Åsheim at the International Ski Federation
  5. Hotvedt, Marte (22 January 2007). "– Mitt beste løp noensinne". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  6. Helle, Lone (26 February 2007). "Plasserte Tromsø på Skandinavia-kartet". Tromsø (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. Nitteberg, Helge (26 February 2007). "Oppturen". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  8. Bruvold, André (23 January 2007). "Hyllet med kakefest i går". Tromsø (in Norwegian). p. 23.
  9. Sætre, Nils-Jarle (4 February 2008). "Krever barnevakt i betaling". Tromsø (in Norwegian). pp. 24–25. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. Østring, Jostein (4 February 2008). "– Talentene bør bli i byen". Tromsø (in Norwegian). pp. 22–23. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. Hotvedt, Marte (16 May 2007). "Stipend til Agnetha". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  12. Johansen, Torje D. (18 December 2008). "Pris til skiduo". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  13. Østring, Jostein (16 June 2009). "Knoll uten Tott". Tromsø (in Norwegian). p. 29.
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