Ufattelig at den alltid positive,lune,aktive og oppmerksomme Jørn ikke er blant oss lenger.
Han spredte glede og harmoni.
Vi lyser fred over hans minne.
Dagmar og Axel
Jorn, you were a true visionary for marathon and will be sadly missed
Nice, calm and always with a smile. That is what I will remember from you Jorn! I'll be missing you Mr.Marathon!
Jørn, en god gammel skolekammerat. Vi havde noget sang og musik sammen. Vemodigt at du er gået bort.
A really genuine, kind, sincere gentleman. Always friendly, always spoke eloquently and with a great sense of humour.
He was the first to welcome me into the ICF family and was always supportive to me.
I will miss him!
Very best wishes to all family members.
Jorn was such a gentleman and always so helpful to us as athletes. He will be truly missed by all of Team Ireland. Condolences to his family and may he rest in peace.
Kondolerer. Tak for din kamp for Marathonkajaksporten i alle disse år.
All my condolences to family and friends for a well respected Jorn all around the world. I had the chance to deliver several international competitions under his guidance. I will keep in mind him as a huge expert and a great chairman.
I regret very much the loss of a friend for around 40 years, from the begining of the canoe marathon International rules. He was the International Ambassador at 2018 and 2019 Sella Descent and I appreciate to meet him at Norway few weeks ago.
We regret the loss of a great friend and collaborator of the our canoe sport. From the National Federation of Puerto Rico, Our most sincere condolences to the Cronberg Family.
Huge condolences to family and friends for a respected administrator and champion of the discipline of marathon.. From all at Canoeing South Africa.
I worked with Jorn for 34 years on the ICF Marathon Committee and no one did more than him to develop and promote Marathon canoeing internationally in the most excellent way.
More than that he become one of the best friends anyone could have had and shared his family with my wife Christine and I.
He will be sorely missed but we rejoice in his life and having known him.
The world wide canoe marathon familiy mourns. In the several years of Jorns board membership in the International Canoe Federation he worked tirelessly for our sport and was appreciated and respected by everyone. He led his committee as a community of friends, which is not self-evident anymore. All these friends will miss him sorely.
The German Canoe Federation always appreciated the cooperation with Jorn very much. Over the recent decades Jorn was not only an advisor and supporter of the German Canoe Federation but becomes a personal friend of our Federation and of a lot of our officials in Germany. It´s a great loss for all of us for loosing such a passionate paddler and friend. We will always remember him as a warm-heartet, pleasant man with outstanding competences.
Jorn was a true friend who helped a lot his collaborators.
I remember many things of their kindness as president of the ICF canoe marathon committee.
I want to express my condolences for Jorn's family and many friends.
A true gentleman and a valued canoeing friend for 26 years while working with him on the Marathon Committee and the ICF Board.
Jorn has made a huge impact on Marathon Canoeing over more than 40 years and can be very proud of what he has achieved for Marathon and of his contribution to world canoeing. He will be sorely missed.
Condolences to his family and all who had the pleasure to know him.
RIP Jorn
Since the first minute I meet Jørn he made me feel a friend and a useful colleague, that last thing makes me feel one of the proudest person of our world. It has been a pleasure every minute I had the luck of share with him, his positive way of face the situations will always be a great lesson.
A gentleman, and a friend to me.
One of the best persons I had the pleasure to meet.
His memory and his smile will stay always in my mind.
Canoeing lost one of the bests.
See you Jorn
Saying goodbye to Jorn means not only saying goodbye to a respected chairman of the marathon committee, but also to a friend. Together we shared the passion of marathon, we learned from each other how we could bring marathon to a higher level and never alone, but together with the committee.
With a lot of passion and dedication he brought marathon canoeing to an ever higher level. I am grateful that he was my mentor and was allowed to participate. I personally miss his humor, our disagreements and his teachings on how things should be done. We will continue his inimitable dedication, with him in our minds.
Kære Jørn.
Tak for to dejlige børn, Anders og Julie som er to gode og kærlige mennesker.
I har holdt mange ferier sammen, både ude i verden men flest i Norge sammen med Ellen og jeres norske familie.
I vinterhytten, i jeres hjem og ikke mindst på sommerhytten, hvor I sammen lavede det du holdt rigtig meget af, at sejle, fiske, lave god mad og ro kajak.
Du var også far til Mikkel, som altid har været en sød og kærlig storebror.
Tak fordi du har givet børnene rigtig mange gode minder.
Jørn var et fantastisk menneske. Hans innsats og betydning for norsk og internasjonal maratonpadling er uvurderlig. Jeg møtte Jørn da han jobbet for å få maraton som VM øvelse. - det er over 30 år siden han lyktes med det - og siden den gang har han vært sentral i utviklingen av sporten. Alltid godt humør, inkluderende, oppmuntrende og kunnskapsrik. TAKK
Takk for alle minnene Jørn. De vil alltid være med meg
Jeg lærte Jørn at kende på seminariet, hvor vi havde matematik og idræt sammen. I matematik arbejde vi i gruppe sammen med Rene og Jette, hvor vi mødtes privat og fik styr på de store opgaver. Jørn var altid positiv og god til at samarbejde. Vi nød også godt af hans erfaringer, når vi skulle have udtrykt os skriftligt. I idræt var vi en lille gruppe, som flere gange om ugen mødte op i gymnastiksalen og trænede på trampolin mm. Jørn var dygtig til rigtig mange af disciplinerne og opnåede også gode resultater. Vi havde det superskægt. Jørn blev ansat på Korsvejen, hvor Hans (min mand ) også var, så vi holdt forbindelsen. I den sammenhæng har vi de sidste mange år mødtes med ”bord 8”.
For 2 år sider gik turen til Oslo hos Jørn og Ellen. Det var superhyggeligt og dejligt at se at Jørn havde et godt liv i Norge. Selv om Jørn boede i Norge, var han altid frisk på at tage turen til DK, når der var sammenkomster. Det satte jeg stor pris på, for han var bare så hyggelig at snakke med, og vi havde rigtig mange fælles relationer.
Senere blev vi begge ansat på Løjtegårdsskolen og delte endda klasse. Jørn fik min klasse i matematik et lille årstid. Det var i en af hans travle perioder, hvor han samtidig var idrætskonsulent og formand for kano- og kajakforbundet. Jørn havde et godt tag på eleverne. Han gjorde det på en varm og naturlig måde, som gjorde, at eleverne var glade for ham.
Vi er også en lille gruppe lærere fra Løjten, som mødes hvert år. Også her bestræbte Jørn sig på at møde frem, gerne i forbindelse med familie besøg eller mødevirksomhed i DK. Det satte vi rigtig stor pris på.
Trist, trist at Jørn ikke er her mere.
Jørn og jeg har været venner siden 1979, hvor han begyndte på seminariet. Siden har vi været kolleger på Korsvejens Skole. Jørn var særdeles vellidt som kollega, lærer og ven. Altid forberedt, altid positiv og altid klar til at give en hjælpende hånd. Hans engagement fra den internationale scene gavnede ham i hans skolehverdag.
Jorn has left a legacy in Canoeing that will not be repeated. His love for the sport, confident leadership, integrity, polite but firm opinions and gentlemanly character defined the man. He made you feel comfortable, and in spite of only seeing him 2-3 times each year, he was a close friend. We all respected and valued his views. It is difficult to think that we will not see his smile or share a story once again.
Jorn, you are on my prayers. You taught me how to do things instead of doing things for me. You were one of the first in trusting on me, instilling the confidence that helped me along the years on this common passion: canoeing.
Jeg lærte Jørn at kende gennem min far og vores fælles tid i skolevæsenet i Tårnby. Han var en lun fyr, som altid var behagelig at omgås og samarbejde med. Jeg ved, at min far værdsatte deres venskab meget højt.
RIP - Jørn, du var noget særligt.
As a young athlete I was blissfully unaware and perhaps sometimes disrespectful of the countless individuals who tirelessly and continually worked at numberless meetings furthering the development of our paddlesport.
Then I met Jorn Cronberg.
Since the mid 80’s he served on the ICF Board of Directors in a quiet and unassuming way to advance the Marathon Discipline of paddling. He told me many important things. It even turned out that we shared some life experiences. I hope I can follow his example. Good bye, Jorn. Rest assured your example lives on.
Jorn and I spent alot of time together whilst working for the ICF. Fully supportive, quietly advising, pragmatic and level headed. He was engaging, honest and respected by all. His passion for canoeing was well known but he simply was a joy to be around regardless if talking about canoeing or other subjects. He had dignity in spades and I will miss him terribly.