Svein Arne Hansen (6 May 1946 – 20 June 2020) was a Norwegian sports official. At the time of his death, he was President of the

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. He was from

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and worked as a stamp trader outside of sports. He was formerly the meet director of

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, and advanced from vice president to president of the

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in 2003. He was also a deputy member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports' electoral committee. Hansen was a vocal proponent of lifetime bans for doping offenses. After suffering a stroke in March 2020, Hansen died in June 2020.

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1946 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Oslo Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub