Grethe Werner

Grethe Werner (28 May 1928 – 30 October 2014) was a Norwegian sportswoman, a pioneer in women's sport in Norway, active in handball, gymnastics and track and field athletics. She was born in Oslo, and was married to Olaf Evjenth.[1] She represented the clubs Grefsen IL (handball), Oslo Turnforening (gymnastics), and Torshaug IF (track and field).[3]

Grethe Werner Evjenth
Personal information
Full name Grethe Irene Werner (-Evjenth)
Born (1928-05-28)28 May 1928
Oslo, Norway
Died 30 October 2014(2014-10-30) (aged 86)[1]
Oslo[1]
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years Team
  • Grefsen IL (handball)
  • Oslo TF (gymnastics)
  • Torshaug IF (track and field)
National team
Years Team Apps
1946–1960
 Norway 35[2]

Career

Werner played 35 matches for the Norwegian women's national handball team between 1946 and 1960,[2] including the very first handball match for the Norwegian national team, against Sweden at Bislett Stadium in front of 9.000 spectators in September 1946.[4] She represented the handball club Grefsen IL, with which she won the national cup six times,[1] (five times the outdoor cup, and once the indoor cup).[3]

She competed in gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

In track and field athletics, she was Norwegian champion in shot put in 1948 and 1953,[5] and in discus throw in 1949.[6][7] She also competed in javelin throw,[8] swing-ball throw,[9] long jump,[10] and in athletics triathlon.[11] She held the Norwegian record in shot put.[3]

She died in Oslo on 30 October 2014.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grethe Werner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Evjenth, Grete Werner" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. Bryhn, Rolf. "Grethe Werner". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. Haraldsen, Stian (2016). Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  5. "NM Kule kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. "NM Diskos kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 292. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  8. "NM Spyd kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  9. "NM Slengball". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  10. "NM Lengde kvinner". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. "NM 3-kamp". friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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