Marianne Andersen
Marianne Andersen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She has won twelve individual medals in the world and European championships, as well as winning nine national championships. In 2017 she won a silver medal in the middle distance after seven years without a medal.
World and European championships
Andersen won one gold medal, six silver medals and two bronze medals in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Orienteering Championships. She received further medals at the 2010 World Championships in her home country of Norway. In the European Championships, she achieved a silver medal in the 2004 European Championships with the Norwegian relay team, and two individual silver medals in the 2006 European Championships. Andersen was then effectively away from the sport from 2011 to 2015, struggling with injury. She made a comeback in 2016, her reward being a WOC silver medal at Middle Distance. As of 2017, she has 14 WOC medals.She placed 10th in long distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, and won a bronze medal in the relay with the Norwegian team.