Gudrun Høie

Gudrun Høie
Personal information
Born (1970-07-13) 13 July 1970 (age 54)
Kristiansund, Norway
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 1990 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 1993 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1991 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 57 kg

Gudrun Anette Høie (born 13 July 1970) is a Norwegian sport wrestler from Kristiansund.

She won a gold medal in the FILA Wrestling World Championships in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1998, a silver medal in 1991, and bronze in 1999. She was European champion in sumo wrestling in 1998. She has won the National Championships nine times.[1]

She became known in Norway, when she, as the first in Norway, was suspended from her sport for not having revealed her whereabouts to the national anti-doping agency. The suspension lasted from April to November 2007, and destroyed her form for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

She stands 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) tall. Outside of sport, she works as a physician in Kristiansund.[2] She represented the club Kristiansund AK.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bryhn, Rolf. "Gudrun Høie". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b Sivertsen, Øyvind Stople (18 November 2007). "Form i fritt fall". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.


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