Gunnar Eggen (3 January 1946 – 10 October 2024) was a Norwegian harness racer.
Gunnar Eggen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 January 1946 |
| Died | 10 October 2024 (aged 78) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Harness racer |
He won more than 5,000 harness races during his career, including victories in Oslo Grand Prix, Olympiatravet, and the March of Dimes Trot.
Career
editEggen was born on 3 January 1946.[1]
He won silver medals at the European championship in both 1981 and 1985. His achievements in 1988 included winning the Oslo Grand Prix with the horse Sugarcane Hanover,[1] victory in the Swedish Olympiatravet,[2] second place at Elitloppet,[1] and victory at the legendary March of Dimes Trot in the United States, with Sugarcane Hanover.[2] He became European champion in 1996.[1] During his career he won a total of more than 5,000 races in Norway.[1]
Eggen died on 10 October 2024, at the age of 78.[2] Hailing from Sandefjord, he died at Ammerud in Oslo.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Bryhn, Rolf. "Gunnar Eggen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Matre, Jostein (12 October 2024). "Trav-legenden Gunnar Eggen er død". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Pedersen, Truls G. (12 October 2024). "Legenden, artisten og gentlemannen er borte". Trav og Galopp-Nytt (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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