SOLVANG Jan Otto – NOR (PVE)

Jan Otto started with WOVD/World ParaVolley in 1982/83 in Norway to support with refereeing and help the Norwegian Sitting volleyball Federation. He was then following the Norwegian sitting volleyball team very closely during training and participated with them in different private and official Tournaments and acted as team manager for the Norwegian team

“Mr. Gaute Rostrup had the greatest influence on my development in the sport since he always supported and motivated me.”

Event involvement:

1985 Kristiansand, Norway – World Championships
1985 Kristiansand, Norway
1986 Sweden – Nordic Championships
1987 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia – European Championships EC. in Sarajevo. Passed the International Referee Course
1988 Bergen, Norway – International Promotion Match – International Referee
1988 Seoul, Korea – Paralympic Games – International Referee – Bronze Final
1989 Las Vegas, USA – World Championships – International Referee – Gold Final
Elected as Member of WOVD Volleyball Referee Commission
1990 Sandnes, Norway – Nordic Championships- Judge Referee
1990 Assen, The Netherlands – World Championships – Gold Final – Judge Referee
1991 Nottingham, Great Britain – European Championships – Referee Committee
1992 Aalborg, Denmark – Nordic Championships – Judge Referee
1992 Budapest, Hungary – Pre-Paralympics Event – International Referee
1992 Barcelona, Spain – Paralympic Games – Referee Committee
1993 Jarvenpaa, Finland – European Championships – Referee Committee & Instructor
1993 Rosendaal, The Netherlands – EuroCup – Judge Referee
1994 Helsinki, Finland – Nordic Championships – International Referee
1994 Bottrop, Germany – World Championships – International Referee – Bronze Final -Referee Committee
1994 Lappenranta, Finland – EuroCup – Judge Referee
1995 Tehran, Iran – Asian Zonal Championships & International Tournament – Judge Referee & Instructor
1995 Roermond, The Netherlands – EuroCup – International Referee – Bronze Final
1996 Norrköping, Sweden – Nordic Championships – International Referee
1996 Kristiansand, Norway – EuroCup – International Referee – Bronze Final
1996 Atlanta, USA – Paralympic Games – International Referee – Bronze Final – Referee Committee
1999 Eura, Finland – International Tournament – International Referee
1999 Sandnes, Norway – Nordic Championships – Judge Referee
1999 Sarajevo, Bosnia i Herzegovina – EuroCup – International Referee – Gold Final – Referee Committee
2000 Sydney, Australia – Paralympic Games – International Referee – Gold Final –

Referee Committee

2001 De Lutte, The Netherlands – EuroCup – International Referee
2002 Riga, Latvia – EuroCup – International Referee – Bronze Final (Women) & Gold Final (Men) – Referee Committee
2002 Cairo, Egypt – World Championships – International Referee – Deputy Judge Referee
2003 Mar del Plata, Argentina – Parapan American Games – Judge Referee
2004 Athens, Greece – Paralympic Games – International Referee – Gold Final – Referee Committee
2010 Rotterdam, The Netherlands – European Championships – Referee Observer.

Summary:

Referee within WOVD for 20 years (1985 – 2004)
Passed the International Referee Course in 1987 in Sarajevo
Participated in 32 different tournaments either only as a referee, only as Judge Referee/Instructor/Observer or both as a referee & member of the referee commission/observer.

5 Paralympic Games
5 World Championships (Both WC & EC in Kristiansand in 1985)
5 European Championships (Both WC & EC in Kristiansand in 1985)
7 European Cups
6 Open Nordic Championships
5 other International Tournaments
A total of 138 International games as referee within WOVD including: 6 bronze finals and 7 gold finals

Official posts held:

Member of WOVD Volleyball Referee Commission for 15 years (1989 – 2004)
Member of the European Referee Commission (2009 – 2010).

Awards received:

2020 World ParaVolley Recognition Award