Hanne Staff


Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships gold medals.
She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.
Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo.

Personal life

Staff is married to fellow orienteer Bjørnar Valstad.

Achievements

Orienteering World Cup VictoriesGold, Short Distance, 2000 AustraliaGold, Classic Distance, 1998 IrelandGold, Classic Distance, 1998 PolandGold, Classic Distance, 1998 EstoniaGold, Classic Distance, 1998 FinlandGold, Classic Distance, 1996 LithuaniaSilver, Long Distance, 2002 SwitzerlandSilver, Long Distance, 2002 SwedenSilver, Long Distance, 2002 HungarySilver, Short Distance, 1996 SwedenBronze, Long Distance, 2002 BelgiumBronze, Sprint Distance, 2002 SwitzerlandBronze, Long Distance, 2002 NorwayBronze, Long Distance, 2002 Czech RepublicBronze, Short Distance, 2000 FinlandBronze, Long Distance, 2000 Portugal
Orienteering at the World GamesGold, Short Distance, 2001 JapanGold, Relay Event, 2001 Japan