Kjell Ove Hauge (born 20 February 1969) is a Norwegian retired shot putter and discus thrower, turned educator, later Head teacher. As an athlete he represented Gloppen Athletics club. Since July 2013 Hauge is Principal at Kuben Upper Secondary School, the largest High School in Oslo.
Biography Hauge was born in the town of Sandane at the west coast of Norway. He graduated from Firda Upper Secondary High School in 1988 and studied after this, physical science at Sogn og Fjordane University College. From 1989 he did his conscription. From the fall of 1990 he was offered a scholarship from University of Texas at El Paso, got an early discharge from the military and entered the UTEP Miners Track and Field program. He got his Bachelor of Science in kinesiology at UTEP.
After his athletic career he worked as a sports teacher at Bjerke Upper Secondary School in Oslo. He got the position of director of school development at Bjerke, and graduated Master of management from BI Norwegian Business School in 2009. From 2010 her was project manager for a vocational education drop-out project for the City of Oslo Education Authority. In July 2013 he became Principal at Oslos largest upper secondary school, Kuben Upper Secondary School.Akers Avis Groruddalen.no (10 July 2013): Han blir rektor på Kuben (He becomes Principal at Kuben), (Norwegian)
Academic career
Kuben Upper Secondary School is the municipality of Oslo's major investment in Vocational education. Hauge took over the brand new school in 2013, a landmark in the burrow of Bjerke, and is responsible for 1600 students and 300 employees. Under Hauge's management the school has become a beacon within vocational education and one of the most applied schools in Oslo.kuben.vgs.no: Kuben er Oslos mest søkte skole! , visited 4 august 2022 (Norwegian)
In 2017 Kuben received The European Quality Label for prominent dropout prevention work.kuben.vgs.no (17. november 2017): Europeisk prosjekt på OT vant 3 priser! , visited 4 august 2022 (Norwegian) Kuben then was awarded the Benjamin Prize of 2018 for systematic work against racism and discrimination.
Entrepreneurial work is established as a central part of the school's teaching and in 2022 Kuben won JA Europe The Entrepreneurial School Awards 2022.UE-Oslo (7. april 2022): Winners of The Entrepreneurial School Awards 2022 , visited 4 August 2022 (English)
Athletic career
He finished eleventh at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In addition he competed at the 1994 European Championships and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final round.Norwegian international athletes – H He became Norwegian shot put champion in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997Norwegian championships in shot put
In 1994 Hauge finished runner up at the NCAA championships at Boise, Idaho, passing the limit for the first time with 20.07 m. He lost only to Brent Noon, beating the upcoming World champion John Godina by more than .
Hauge enrolled at UTEP in 1990 and first worked with throws coach Steve Lemke, and from the fall of 1993, Robert Parker. Parker stayed on as Hauges coach throughout his career.
His personal best in shot put, , achieved in May 1998 in Eugene. This ranks him sixth all time among Norwegian shot putters, behind Lars Arvid Nilsen, Marcus Thomsen, Georg Andersen, Jan Sagedal and Knut Hjeltnes.Norwegian all-time list shot put His personal best in discus throw is , achieved in June 1997 in Tønsberg. Norwegian all-time list discus throw
In June 1998 Hauge tested positive for the anabolic steroid Metandienone. He admitted to having used the substance in an attempt to repair a career ending injury, and retired from athletics.
Major competitions Representing Norway1994NCAA ChampionshipsBoise, United StatesSilverShot put20,07 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rdShot put18.23 mEuropean CupIstanbul, TurkeyGoldDiscus59.14 m1996IAAF Grand Prix FinalMilan, Italy8thShot put19,34 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France11thShot put19,42 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 25thShot put18,37 m 33rdDiscus57,00 mEuropean CupMunich, Germany 4thShot put19,04 m 5thDiscus56,60 m1998European CupMalmö, SwedenGoldShot put20,07 m
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences People with surname Hauge
References
External pages IAAF profile