Astrid Carlson (1954 – 10 February 2011) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1970s. She participated at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, where she placed 8th in the individual course. She won a silver medal in the relay at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere, together with Anne Berit Eid and Brit Volden.

National championships

Carlson became Norwegian champion (relay event) in 1975, 1977 and 1978 with her club Røyken og Spikkestad, and won an individual bronze medal in 1975.

Astrid Carlson

Personal life

Carlson resided in Buskerud and was a teacher by profession.

Astrid Carlson

She was awarded the Brage Prize in 1995 for the textbook Humanbiologi. She died in February 2011.

Astrid Carlson

References

1954 births

2011 deaths

People from Buskerud

Norwegian orienteers

Female orienteers

Foot orienteers

World Orienteering Championships medalists

Norwegian textbook writers

Women textbook writers

Norwegian women non-fiction writers

20th-century Norwegian women

20th-century Norwegian people