Gunnar Eggen

Gunnar Eggen (3 January 1946 – 10 October 2024) was a Norwegian harness racer.

He won more than 5,000 harness races during his career, including victories in Oslo Grand Prix, Olympiatravet, and the March of Dimes Trot.

[1] He won silver medals at the European championship in both 1981 and 1985.

His achievements in 1988 included winning the Oslo Grand Prix with the horse Sugarcane Hanover [no],[1] victory in the Swedish Olympiatravet,[2] second place at Elitloppet,[1] and victory at the legendary March of Dimes Trot in the United States, with Sugarcane Hanover.

[2] Hailing from Sandefjord, he died at Ammerud in Oslo.