Director, Standards & Harmonization

Rune Andersen has specialized in anti-doping affairs for more than two decades.

Prior to joining WADA in 2002, he served as head of the Department for Ethics, Sports Medicine, and Anti-Doping at NIF, the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. NIF is the umbrella organization for all sports federations in Norway.

During his tenure at NIF, Rune Andersen undertook a number of tasks related to anti-doping, including serving as member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, Member of the Monitoring Group for the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention, and project coordinator for the developing of quality doping control systems in China and South Africa.

He has also been responsible for doping controls at numerous international events, include serving as head of doping control at the Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games in 1994 and the All Africa Games in Harare in 1995.