Anne Holten

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Anne Holten
Personal information
Born (1972-01-31) 31 January 1972 (age 52)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Lørenskog 47 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Martigny 50 kg

Anne Katrine Holten (born 31 January 1972) is a Norwegian sport wrestler who won World Wrestling Championships titles in 1987 and 1989.

Life and career

Holten was born on 31 January 1972. [1]

She won gold medals at the 1987 World Wrestling Championships and the 1989 World Wrestling Championships. She represented the club Kristiansund AK. [2] [1]

She won national titles three times. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gundersen, Ove. "Anne Holten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 317. ISBN   978-82-8156-044-4.