Anita Andreassen
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway | ||
| Women's mushing | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1992 | Pulk |
| 1993 | Pulk |
| 1994 | Pulk |
 | 1991 | Pulk |
Anita Andreassen (born 9 October 1960) is a Norwegian mushing competitor and cyclist. She is three times world champion in mushing. She was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1996, for excelling in multiple sports.
She received a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championship, followed by gold medals in 1992, 1993 and 1994.[1] At the 1993 World Championships, she also raced faster than the men.[2] She is three times European champion (2 individual, 1 relay),[3]: 338 and several times national champion in mushing.[3]: 337
In 1987 she also became the first to win all three events during the Norwegian mushing championships.[4] The achievement earned her the King's Cup.[5] She also won the King's Cup trophy in mushing in 1989.[3]: 337 She retired after her 1994 title.[2]
Other sports
Andreassen was national champion in road cycling in 1979.[6] In a tight race in Steinkjer, during which it hailed, she won only centimetres ahead of reigning five-time national champion May Britt Nilsen.[7] Andreassen was a member of the national team from 1977 to 1980,[1] and represented Norway at the 1979 UCI Road World Championships.[8]
She has also competed successfully[how?] in cross country skiing.[1]