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About Leif Husebye
- Leif Husebye (29 April 1926 – 9 August 2009) was a Norwegian sailor, sports journalist and newspaper editor. In his younger days he was an active sport sailor.
- He competed in the snipe class, and a bronze medal in the European Championships and a sixth place in the World Championships were his foremost results.
- He was a reserve for the Norwegian Olympic team of 1952.His career in journalism started when he was hired in Morgenposten as a temp in 1946, by sports editor and former runner Hjalmar Johannessen.
- He eventually became sports editor himself.
- In November 1969 he was promoted to editor-in-chief.
- Industrialist Sverre Munck owned the newspaper at the time, but died in 1970.
- The newspaper, which had been among Norway's largest, went defunct in 1971.
- Shortly after Morgenposten's last issue on 31 March 1971, Husebye was hired in Aftenposten where he worked as subeditor and sports editor.
- He also followed the development of Aftenposten Aften closely, and was also a Norway correspondent for Politiken for three years.
- He also wrote books.
- He retired as a journalist in 1993.Husebye lived in Sandvika.
- He died in August 2009.
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