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1991 World Orienteering Championships
The 1991 World Orienteering Championships, the 14th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Mariánské Lázně Mariánské Lázně (; german: Marienbad) is a spa town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Most of the town's buildings come from its Golden Era in the second half of the 19th centu ..., Czechoslovakia, 21–25 August 1991. The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women. Medalists References {{World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships 1991 in Czechoslovak sport International sports competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia August 1991 sports events in Europe Orienteering in Europe Mariánské Lázně ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariánské Lázně
Mariánské Lázně (; german: Marienbad) is a spa town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Most of the town's buildings come from its Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs. The town centre with the spa cultural landscape is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its springs and architectural testimony to the popularity of spa towns in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts and villages of Mariánské Lázně, Hamrníky, Chotěnov-Skláře, Kladská, Stanoviště and Úšovice. Geography Mariánské Lázně is located about so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Berger
Alain Berger (born 13 January 1970) is a Swiss orienteering competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi .... He is two times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Swiss winning teams in 1991 and 1995.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 2 December 2007) He also obtained bronze on the Classic distance in the 1999 World Championship. References External links * * 1970 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanne Sandstad
Hanne Sandstad (born 1970) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World Champion. Career At the 1991 World Orienteering Championships she won a silver medal in the relay, together with Heidi Arnesen, Ragnhild Bratberg and Ragnhild Bente Andersen. At the 1997 World Orienteering Championships she won silver medals in the short distance and the relay, and a bronze medal in the classic distance. She became World Champion in the relay in 1999, together with Birgitte Husebye, Elisabeth Ingvaldsen and Hanne Staff. She was awarded the Kongepokal Kongepokalen (officially: Hans Majestet Kongens Pokal) is a Norwegian trophy awarded during Norwegian championships in a number of sports. In addition to Norwegian championships, it is also awarded in the World Cup-race in Nordic combined in Holm ... (King's Cup) trophy at the national championships twice, in 1995 and 1997. She represented the sports club NTHI. References External links * * 1970 births Living people Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlena Jansson
Marlena Jansson (born 20 November 1970) is a Swedish orienteering competitor.World of O Runners - Marlena Jansson (Retrieved on 2 December 2007) She is three times Relay World Champion as a member of the winning team in 1991, 1993 and 1997,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 2 December 2007) as well as having a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arja Hannus
Arja Hannus is a Swedish orienteering competitor, competing for sports club Selånger SK. She won the 1987 Individual World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2 ....World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on November 24, 2007) She is three times Relay World Champion, from 1981, 1989 and 1991, as a member of the Swedish winning teams, and has a silver medal from 1987. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keijo Parkkinen
Keijo Parkkinen (born 28 October 1965) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, four times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' in 1989, a bronze medal in 1991, a bronze medal in 1993, and a silver medal in 1995. The silver team in 1995 consisted of Parkkinen, Reijo Mattinen, Timo Karppinen, and Janne Salmi. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * W ... References 1965 births Living people Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Kuisma
Mika Kuisma (1967 – 11 January 1995) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He died in a car crash. He finished 3rd overall in the Orienteering World Cup in 1994, behind winner Petter Thoresen and Janne Salmi.World Cup 1994 – ''IOF'' (Retrieved on 20 June 2008) He finished 25th in the World Cup 1992. He competed at the 1991 in Marianske Lazne, where he finished 8th in the ''short course'', and 17th in the ''classic distance''. At the 1993 |
Ari Anjala
Ari Anjala (born 31 May 1958) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, three times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships. He received a silver medal in the ''relay event'' in 1979, a bronze medal in 1981, and a bronze medal in 1991. Anjala and orienteer Outi Borgenström have a son, Topi Anjala, who is also an orienteer. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * W ... References 1958 births Living people Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Mattinen
Reijo Mattinen (born 1963) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, three times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' in 1989, a bronze medal in 1991, and a silver medal in 1995. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * ... References 1963 births Living people Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Håvard Tveite
Håvard Tveite (5 March 1962 – 30 May 2021) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He was Relay World Champion from 1987 and 1989,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 22, 2007) and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the . He was winner of the overall |
Rolf Vestre
Rolf Erlend Vestre (born 1964) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 22, 2008) He won a gold medal in the 1989 in with the Norwegian Relay team. He received a silver medal in the 1991 World Orienteering Championships in Marianske Lazne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørnar Valstad
Bjørnar Valstad (born 27 April 1967) is a Norwegian former orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals. Valstad ran for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He previously represented Nydalens SK, NTHI and IL Stjørdals-Blink. From 2007 to 2014 he was the secretary-general of the Norges Orienteringsforbund. He retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where he became world champion in both the long and relay events, despite this he failed to make the Orienteering World Cup final round in Germany. He is married to former orienteering athlete Hanne Staff. They are living in Nittedal with their two daughters born 2006 and 2009. Valstad got his degree in electrical engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Since 2014 Valstad is head of department for electrical engineering at Kuben Upper Secondary School in Oslo. Achievements World Orienteering Championships * Gold, Long Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
