Andrine Benjaminsen

As a junior, Benjaminsen excelled in ski orienteering, and she won a bronze medal at the 2013 and 2015 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships.{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=4933&groupBy=EventClass |title =Official results for JWSOC Sprint |website =IOF Eventor|accessdate=25 July 2017}}

In foot orienteering, Benjaminsen represented Norway at the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia, where her best result was ninth place in the long distance.{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=5740&groupBy=EventClass |title =Official results for Long |website =IOF Eventor|accessdate=25 July 2017}}

At the 2021 European Orienteering Championships she won a bronze medal in the Knock-out sprint,{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=6749&groupBy=EventClass |website=eventor.orienteering.org |title=Official results for Orienteering World Cup round 1 with European Orienteering Championships 2021 - Knock out Sprint |access-date=19 May 2021}} and a bronze medal in the Sprint relay with the Norwegian team.{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=6750&groupBy=EventClass |website=eventor.orienteering.org |title=Official results for Orienteering World Cup round 1 with European Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint Relay |access-date=19 May 2021}}

At the 2021 World Orienteering Championships in the Czech Republic, she placed 10th in the sprint.{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7059&groupBy=EventClass |title=Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint final |website=eventor.orienteering.org |accessdate= 7 July 2021 }} She won a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay with the Norwegian team, after a close fight with Swiss Elena Roos on the last leg.{{cite web |url=https://woc2021.cz/2021/07/04/sprint-relays/ |website=woc2021.cz |title=Sweden dominated sprint relay |date= 4 July 2021 |accessdate= 7 July 2021 }} She also won a silver medal in the middle distance, behind winner Tove Alexandersson,{{cite web |url=https://woc2021.cz/2021/07/06/middle-distance-gold-for-matthias-kyburz/ |website=woc2021.cz |title=Middle distance gold for Alexandersson and Kyburz |date= 6 July 2021 |accessdate= 7 July 2021 }} and a bronze medal in the relay with the Norwegian team, along with Kamilla Steiwer and Marie Olaussen.{{cite web |url=https://woc2021.cz/2021/07/08/clear-win-for-sweden-in-womens-relay/ |website=woc2021.cz |title=Clear win for Sweden in women´s relay |date= 8 July 2021 |accessdate= 20 July 2023 }}

In 2022, Benjaminsen won a bronze medal in the mixed sprint relay at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships.{{cite web |title= Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Sprint relay |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7448&eventClassId=12253 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |date=26 June 2022 |access-date=18 July 2023}} She also placed fourth in the sprint at the same championships.{{cite web |title= Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Sprint |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7450&eventClassId=12982 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |date=30 June 2022 |access-date=18 July 2023}} At the 2022 European Orienteering Championships, she won a bronze medal in the relay with the Norwegian team.{{cite web |title=Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 2 with European Orienteering Championships 2022 - Relay |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7518&eventClassId=12782 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |date=7 August 2022 |access-date=18 July 2023}}

She won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships.{{cite news |title= VM-bronse til Andrine Benjaminsen |language=no |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/vm-bronse-til-andrine-benjaminsen-1.16482082 |website=nrk.no |date=13 July 2013 |access-date=13 July 2023}} She also won a bronze medal in the relay with the Norwegian team,{{cite web |title=Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Relay |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7582&groupBy=EventClass |access-date=18 July 2023}} and placed fifth in the middle distance.{{cite web |title=Dyrkorn og Benjaminsen med 4. og 5. plass på VM mellomdistanse |first=Bjørn |last=Hauge |language=no |url=https://www.kondis.no/dyrkorn-og-benjaminsen-med-4-og-5-plass-paa-vm-mellomdistansen.6612958.html |website=kondis.no |date=17 July 2023 |access-date=18 July 2023}}

In May 2024 Benjaminsen won a national title in knockout sprint, which earned her the Kongepokal trophy.{{Cite news |title=Kjempestart av Andrine Benjaminsen i NM |url=https://groruddalen.no/sport/kjempestart-av-andrine-benjaminsen-i-nm/ |work=Akers Avis Groruddalen |date=10 May 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |language=Norwegian }}

Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh in July 2024, she qualified for the sprint final, where she placed 23rd.{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ChampionshipResultlist?eventId=6710&championshipId=71&groupBy=EventClass |title =World Ranking - Sprint. Final |website =IOF Eventor |date=12 July 2024 |accessdate=14 July 2024}} Two days later Benjaminsen ran the last leg for Norway in the mixed sprint relay. The Norwegian team, which also included Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad, Eirik Langedal Breivik and Kasper Fosser, won bronze medals in the relay.{{Cite web |title=VM-bronse til Norge i sprintstafetten |first=Bjørn |last=Hauge |date=14 July 2024 |url=https://www.kondis.no/vm-bronse-til-norge-i-sprintstafetten.6679599-127698.html |website=kondis.no |access-date=14 July 2024 |language=no}}{{cite web |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=6711&groupBy=EventClass |website=eventor.orienteering.org |title=Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2024 - Sprint Relay |date=14 July 2024 |access-date=14 July 2024}}

She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2024 European Orienteering Championships in Hungary, behind Simona Aebersold and Natalia Gemperle.{{Cite news |title=Bronse til Benjaminsen i EM i orientering |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/bronse-til-benjaminsen-i-em-i-orientering-1.17006704 |website=nrk.no |date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |language=Norwegian }}{{Cite web |title=Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Middle |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7772&groupBy=EventClass |website=eventor.orienteering.org |date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 }} The next day she won another bronze medal in the long distance at the championships, behind winner Tove Alexandersson and silver medalist Simona Aebersold.{{Cite news |title=Ny bronse i Orienterings-EM|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/ny-bronse-i-orienterings-em-1.17007257 |website=nrk.no |date=18 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024 |language=Norwegian }} Benjaminsen was running the last leg in the relay at the 2024 European Championships, winning silver medal for Norway along with Kamilla Steiwer and Marie Olaussen.{{Cite news |title=Norsk stafettsølv i orientering |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/norsk-stafettsolv-i-orientering-1.17010160 |website=nrk.no |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=no }}{{Cite web |title=Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Relay |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=7774&groupBy=EventClass|website=eventor.orienteering.org |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024 }}

Benjaminsen's parents are Finnish orienteer Anne Benjaminsen and Norwegian orienteer Vidar Benjaminsen.{{cite web |url=https://groruddalen.no/juni-marie-tok-bronse-i-haag/19.6087 |title=Juni Marie tok bronse i Haag |last=Fossheim |first=Kenneth |date=18 March 2012 |website=Akers Avis Groruddalen |language=no |access-date=23 February 2021}} Figure skater Juni Marie Benjaminsen is her sister.{{cite web |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/benjaminsen-vant-kongepokal-drama/s/12-95-3423844433 |title=Benjaminsen vant kongepokal-drama |date=12 September 2019 |website=Nettavisen |language=no |access-date=23 February 2021}}

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