Stig Kleven
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1967-01-12) 12 January 1967
Notodden, Norway
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 Athens90 kg

Stig Kleven (born 12 January 1967) is a Norwegian sport wrestler.

His achievements include a fourth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, a sixth place at the world championships, a bronze medal at the European championships, one Nordic title, and eleven Norwegian titles.

Personal life

Kleven was born in Notodden on 12 January 1967.[1]

Career

Kleven represented the clubs SK Snøgg (Tønsberg), IF Urædd (Porsgrunn), Sportsklubben av 09 (Oslo), and Kolbotn IL.[1]

He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he placed 4th in Greco-Roman wrestling.[2] He became Nordic champion in 1988.[1]

He placed sixth at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships.[3][2] He won a bronze medal at the 1994 European Wrestling Championships in Athens.[1]

He won a total of eleven national titles as senior, between 1986 and 1997.[1][4] He was awarded the King’s Cup in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bryhn, Rolf. "Stig Arild Kleven". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Stig Kleven". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Stig Kleven". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "NM medaljer & utmerkelser". nbfdatabase.p.digitalia.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 December 2023.


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