What is Svein Arne Hansen?
[[File:2017-BG SA Hansen (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Svein Arne Hansen''' (6 May 1946 – 20 June 2020) was a Norwegian sports official. He was President of the [[European Athletic Association]] from 2015 until his death in 2020. He was born in [[Bygdøy]], [[Norway]]. He was the meet director of [[Bislett Games]]. He became President of the [[Norwegian Athletics Association]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Friidretten valgte Svein Arne Hansen|date=23 March 2003|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name=fixer>{{cite news|title=Superfikseren|work=Dagbladet|date=29 July 2005|page=20|author=Haga, Sverre Gunnar|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He was also a deputy member of the [[Norwegian Confederation of Sports]]' electoral committee. Hansen died from [[stroke]]-related problems in [[Oslo]] on 20 June 2020, aged 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1095494/european-athletics-president-dies|title=European Athletics President Hansen dies aged 74|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=20 June 2020|website=Insidethegames.biz|publisher=Dunsar Media|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Svein Arne}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Norwegian businesspeople]] [[Category:Norwegian sportspeople]]