Staff

Tore Øvrebø
Tore Øvrebø
Director of Elite Sport

Born: 25.08.1965 – Stavanger
Residence: Oslo
Former rower. OG competitor 1988.

Cato Zahl Pedersen
Cato Zahl Pedersen
Chef de Mission

Born: 12.01.1959 Drøbak
Residence: Nesodden
Paralympic Experience: Athlete in Athletics in Paralympic in 1980, 1984 and Sailing in Paralympic Sydney 2000. Alpine in Paralympic 1980, 1984, 1988, 1994. Chef de Mission in Paralympic 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Merits: 13 Gold and 1 Silver in Paralympic in total

Erlend Noss Kirkesæther
Erlend Noss Kirkesæther
Deputy Chef de Mission

Born: 21.01.1985. Porsgrunn
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: 1st Paralympics as Deputy Chef de Mission

Marit Breivik
Marit Breivik
Head of Summer Sports

Born: 10.04.1955 – Levanger
Residence: Oslo
Experience: 1st Olympic Games as Head of Summer Sports 2 OGs as Coach 3 OGs as Head Coach in handball women
Merits: 140 matches national team as player, national coach 1994 – 2009: 1 OG Gold Medal, 1 WCh Gold Medal, 4 ECh Gold Medals.

Monica Viker Brekke
Monica Viker Brekke
Adm. Personell

Born: 02.05.1967, Oslo
Paralympic Experience: 3rd Paralympic game - Vancouver, London and Sochi. Paralympic Attache and Deputy Chef de Mission
Merits: Very busy hockey mum

Hilde Moseby Berge
Hilde Moseby Berge
Chief Medical Officer/ MD PhD

Born: 07.11.1966, Skien
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic experience: Rio 2016 is my first Paralympic experience

Hilde Gjelsvik
Hilde Gjelsvik
Physiotherapist

Born: 05.02.1976 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: 3rd Paralympics as Physiotherapist

Joachim Sørensen
Joachim Sørensen
Physiotherapist

Born: 06.10.1980 - Ringerike
Residence: Sundvollen
Paralympic Experience: 3rd Paralympics as physiotherapist and assistant coach
Merits: Norwegian National team player, Table tennis

Hanne Staff
Hanne Staff
OLT Coach

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

Istvan Moldovan
Istvan Moldovan
Sport Psychologist

Born: 24.12.1973 - Targu-Mures, Romania
Residence: Halmstad, Sweden
Paralympic Experience: 1st Paralympics as an applied sport psychologist.
Merits: Former Norwegian National team player in table tennis, 9th place at the World Championships in 1999, Several times Norwegian and Swedish Champion in singles, doubles and team.

Martin Hafsahl
Martin Hafsahl
Press Attaché

Born: 16.07.1973 - Stavanger
Residence: Asker
Paralympic experience: 2nd Paralympics as Press Attaché

Roger Gjelsvik
Roger Gjelsvik
Coach

Born: 21.09.1968 – Bergen
Residence: Bergen
Experience: 5th OG as Coach and Team Official
Merits: Former athlete in the national team in race walk

Stian Rosnes
Stian Rosnes
Physiotherapist

Born: 15.03.73, Stavanger
Residence: Stavanger
Paralympic experience: Rio 2016 is my first Paralympic experience
Merits: