Anne Brit Skjæveland

Skjæveland finished eleventh at the 1990 European Championships,{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1990/Women_Heptathlon.html |title=Women Heptathlon European Championships 1990 Split (YUG) |accessdate=2012-04-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820194034/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1990/Women_Heptathlon.html |archivedate=2012-08-20 }} and 22nd at the 1992 Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sk/anne-brit-skjaeveland-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sk/anne-brit-skjaeveland-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Anne Brit Skjæveland |publisher=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=21 January 2011 }}

She was a Norwegian champion in heptathlon five times, in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990. In the 100 metre hurdles she won gold medals in 1988, 1989 and 1990; silver medals in 1996, 1997, 1991 and 1993; and a bronze medal in 1983. She was Norwegian champion in long jump in 1987, 1991 and 1993, won silver medals in 1989 and 1990 and a bronze medal in 1992. In the high jump she won silver medals in 1996, 1997, 1999, 1990 and 1992 and bronze medals in 1981 and 1988. She represented the clubs Sandnes IL, GSK Sandnes and IF Minerva.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khep.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215130850/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khep.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2011|title=7-kamp/Heptathlon|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=10 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k100h.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215122632/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k100h.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2011|title=100 meter Hekk/Hurdles|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=10 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/klj.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215131843/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/klj.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2011|title=Lengde/Long Jump|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=10 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031318/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012|title=Høyde/High Jump|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=10 April 2012}} She was born in Stavanger.

She won the British WAAA Championships title at the 1987 WAAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19870726/536/0031 |title=Athletics |work=Sunday Express |date=26 July 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=21 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=21 March 2025 }}

Her personal best score was 6.085 points, achieved in May 1992 in Götzis. It was the Norwegian record for many years.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/alletider/Documents/sen/KHEP.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509113914/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/alletider/Documents/sen/KHEP.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012|title=7-kamp/Heptathlon|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=10 April 2012}} Her best results in single events were 13.43 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles, 1.85 metres in the high jump and 6.30 metres in the long jump.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/alletider/Documents/sen/Ks.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509114519/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/alletider/Documents/sen/KS.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012|title=S|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=10 April 2012}}

She is married to Richard Sandberg Hansen, and they have three children, including Niklas, a professional footballer, and Joachim, an athlete.{{cite news|url=http://www.sandnes-idrettslag.no/images/aftenbladet_2014-07-09.pdf|title=Inspirerer hverandre til suksess|last=Larsen|first=Jan-Erik|date=9 July 2014|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|pages=22–23|language=Norwegian|accessdate=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063224/http://www.sandnes-idrettslag.no/images/aftenbladet_2014-07-09.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} She resides in Sandnes, and is a coach in Sandnes IL. In 2011, she became a central board member in the Norwegian Athletics Association.

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