Staff

Tore Øvrebø
Tore Øvrebø
Director of Elite Sport

Function/title: Director of Elite Sport
Born: 25th aug 1965 Stavanger, Norway
Residence: Oslo

Cato Zahl Pedersen
Cato Zahl Pedersen
Chef de Mission

Function/title: Chef de Mission
Born: 120159 Drøbak, Norway
Residence: Nesodden
Paralympic Experience: Participated as athlete in seven Paralypmpics from 1980 to 2000, in athletics, alpine, cross country and sailing. Has been Chef de Mission the last six Paralympics from 2008.
Merits: 13 gold and one silver in Paralypics Games

Erlend Kirkesæther
Erlend Kirkesæther
Deputy Chef de Mission

Born: 21.10.1985, Skien, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: Dep. Chef de Mission i Rio 2016

Helge Bartnes
Helge Bartnes
Head of Wintersport at Olympiatoppen

Born: 150872 Levanger, Norway
Residence: Oslo

Martin Hafsahl
Martin Hafsahl
Press Attaché

Born: 16.07.1973 Stavanger, Norway
Residence: Asker
Paralympic experience: 3. Paralympics as Press Attaché
Norsk mobil: + 47 41900090
Koreansk mobil: 01065918095
e-post: mh@idrettsforbundet.no

Monica Viker Brekke
Monica Viker Brekke
Village Administrator

Function/title: Village administrator, Team Norway
Born: 02.05.67, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: Vancouver 2010 London 2012 Sochi 2014 Rio 2016
Merits: Very busy hockey mum.

Ståle Frey
Ståle Frey
OLT Coach

Born: Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: None
Merits: Basketball coach, former basketball player, Physiotherapist.

Hanne Staff
Hanne Staff
OLT Coach

Born: 03.02.72, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Nittedal
Paralympic Experience: My first!
Merits: 4 times World Champion Orienteering

Anu Koivisto-Mørk
Anu Koivisto-Mørk
Clinical Sports Dietitian (RD, M.sc)

Born: 09.05.1980 Helsinki, Finland
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 1. Paralympics
Merits: Former national team swimmer for Finland. Participated in two Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), silver and bronze medal i EM 2001

Hilde Moseby Berge
Hilde Moseby Berge
Chief Medical Officer

Function/title: Chief Medical Officer
Born: 07.11.66. Skien, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: CMO in Rio 2016

Kirsten Sola
Kirsten Sola
Medical doctor/ physician

Born: 03.10.59, Stavanger, Norway
Residence: Kristiansand, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 0
Merits: Sports physician, family physician, Specialist in physical medicine. Experience as a football doctor in Womens National Team.

Arne Jørstad Riise
Arne Jørstad Riise
Sports psychologist

Born: 23.09.63 Hamar, Norway
Residence: Oppegård, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 1. Paralympics

Ida Siobhan Svendsen
Ida Siobhan Svendsen
Physiologist

Function/title: Physiologist
Born: 07.02.90 Drammen, Norway
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: None

Kristin Sønstegård
Kristin Sønstegård
Manual therapist

Born: 24.03.85, Gausdal/Lillehammer, Norway
Residence: Lillehammer
Paralympic Experience:First

Hilde Gjelsvik
Hilde Gjelsvik
Physiotherapist

Born: 05.02.1976, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: Physiotherapist in the last three Paralympics

Yvette Hoel
Yvette Hoel
Physiotherapist

Born: 19.07.1987 Gjøvik, Norway
Residence: Norway
Paralympic Experience: My first Paralympic as a physiotherapist.
Merits: I have been working with paralympic athletes since 2015. I have also been an athlete, (i am still taking part in some competitions), in mushing (hundekjøring). My results: 4 World champion (WC) gold (2011 & 2013), 2 WC silver, 1 WC Bronce, 1 European champion (EC) Gold, 1 EC silver, 8 Norwegian championchip (NC) Gold, 6 NC Silver, 4 NC Bronce.