Oddrun Hokland

Oddrun Hokland was one of the leading female athletes from Norway during the 1960s. She won 22 national titles, across multiple disciplines, from 1961 to 1966. Hokland also set 18 Norwegian records in the high jump and long jump.

Hokland started her athletics career as a cross-country runner in 1959, and was the first female to compete in a cross-country race in Romsdal. In 1961, as an athlete with the Romsdal club, she won the King’s Cup, the only female athlete from the club to do so. In 1964, Hokland represented Norway in the long jump and pentathlon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

At a national level, Hokland finished on the podium on 50 occasions and represented Norway 25 times during her career. Following her athletics career, she was on the board of the Norwegian Athletics Association and the Norwegian Farmers’ Association.

Personal Bests: LJ – 6.26 (1964); Pen – 4540 (1966).