Oddrun Hokland

Breakthrough 1961 became her breakthrough year. In August 1961, Oddrun Lange set her first of many Norwegian records. In the long jump, she improved Berit Tøien's 5.79 as she achieved 5.81 metres during the Norwegian championships at Krohnsminde Stadium in Bergen. Moreover, Lange won her first King's Cup, the award given to the best athlete at the Norwegian championships, in 1961. She was the first female King's Cup winner from Møre og Romsdal. She finished second in the long jump at the 1961 Nordic Championships.

Jorun Tangen's Norwegian record in the triathlon was first beat by Karen Fladset in 1962, who excelled in the discus throw. However, it was then beat by Oddrun Lange at Frogner Stadium in June 1963 (2305 versus 2334 points). Exactly one year later on the same stadium, Lange achieved 2483 points, improving further to 2542 points at Øverlands Minde, Stjørdalshalsen in February 1966. She lost the record in 1967, however.

The pentathlon record belonging to Tangen, of 4081 points, was improved four times by Oddrun Hokland: 4233 points in September 1963 in Tønsberg, 4429 points at the 1964 Olympics, 4475 points in August 1965 in Helsinki, and finally 4540 points in June 1966 in Frederiksberg. This record lasted until 1968 and was taken over by Berit Berthelsen (who also got the first record in 1969 after the 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles).

In the 400 metres, Lange Hokland was first able to beat the reigning Norwegian champion Gerd von der Lippe to take back-to-back Norwegian titles in 1963 and 1964—before Berthelsen started a winning streak in that event as well.

However, Berthelsen was entirely absent from the Norwegian championships in the standing long jump. Here, Lange Hokland took silver medals in 1961, 1962 and 1963, followed by gold medals in 1964, 1965 and 1966, and then a bronze and silver in 1968 and 1969 (her last national medal). Lange also had an unprecedented run with the Norwegian record in the event. Her jump 2.76 metres at the University of Oslo's Blindern campus in February 1964 was only a 1-centimetre improvement, but she proceeded with 2.77 (1965), 2.79 twice, 2.80 and finally 2.88 metres in March 1966 in Sandnes. This record stood until 1981.

Her next international outing was the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She competed in long jump and pentathlon and finished sixteenth in both events. The same thing happened in the 80 metres hurdles event: two national titles in 1965 and 1966 and no other medals.

In 1965, Hokland participated in the European Cup, finishing fifth in the high jump, sixth in the javelin throw, and third in the 4 x 100 metres relay. She became an honorary member of this club. From 1969 they led a life as farmers on remote Kveøya, Kvæfjord Municipality. Being active in the local sports club Kvæfjord IL, she was an athletics trainer and referee, held board memberships in her club and the district association (friidrettskrets).

She died in March 2022, incidentally one month after Berit Berthelsen.