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Jamie Stevenson (orienteer)
Jamie Stevenson (born 25 March 1975) is a British orienteering champion. In 2003 he won the gold medal in the sprint distance at the World Orienteering Championships. He was the first and, to-date, the only British male orienteering world champion ( Yvette Baker won the short distance race at the 1999 world championships). Stevenson won a second individual world championship medal in Denmark in 2006, with a third place in the middle distance category. He also holds two world relay medals running the anchor leg for Great Britain: Bronze in 2003 and Gold in 2008. Background Stevenson was born on 25 March 1975 in Scotland.British team: Jamie Stevenson – ''British Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 11 July 2008) He was educated at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 World Orienteering Championships
The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on t ... in the Czech Republic, 10 –20 July 2008. The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women. Medalists References {{World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships 2008 in Czech sport International sports competitions hosted by the Czech Republic July 2008 sports events in Europe Orienteering in the Czech Republic Sport in Olomouc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Male Orienteers
Male (symbol A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different conc ...: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and Asexual reproduction, asexually. Most male mammals, including male humans, have a Y chromosome, which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs. Not all species share a common sex-determination system. In most animals, including Homo sapiens, humans, sex is determined genetics, genetically; however, species such as ''Cymothoa exigua'' cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Orienteers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Orienteers
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: * Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland * Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture * Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland * Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1975 Births
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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 * World Masters Orienteering Championships * World University Orienteering Championships Regional Championships * European Orienteering Championships * Asian Orienteering Championships Foot Orienteering, open to everyone Non-exhaustive list of foot orienteering events that are open to everyone: * O-Ringen, a five-day event in Sweden where more than 10,000 orienteers participate * Jukola Relay, held annually in Finland since 1949 where more than 18,000 orienteers participate * Kainuu Orienteering Week, held annually in Finland with four races and ca. 4000 orienteers participate. * Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering * ThScottish Six Days Orienteering Event held biennially in Scotland since 1977, with typically 3,500 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Orienteers
This is a list of all orienteering competitors found in Wikipedia and notable within the orienteering sport. A * Alida Abola, Soviet Union * Christian Aebersold, Switzerland * Gunborg Ahling, Sweden * Katarina Allberg, Sweden * Johanna Allston, Australia * Maja Alm, Denmark * Dainora Alšauskaitė, Lithuania * Svajūnas Ambrazas, Lithuania * Marianne Andersen, Norway * Ragnhild Bente Andersen, Norway * David Andersson, Sweden * Monica Andersson, Sweden * Ari Anjala, Finland * Topi Anjala, Finland * Liisa Anttila, Finland * Linda Antonsen, Norway * Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard, Sweden * Heidi Arnesen, Norway * Peter Arnesson, Sweden * Johanna Asklöf, Finland * José Arno Giriboni da Silva, Brazil * Anna-Lena Axelsson, Sweden B * Martin Bagness, United Kingdom * Hana Bajtošova, Slovakia * Yvette Baker, United Kingdom, won World Orienteering Championships short distance 1999 in Inverness * Ruth Baumberger, Switzerland * Eugenia Belova, Russia * Jan Beneš, Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Orienteering Championships
The British Orienteering Championships are the highest level of competition in Orienteering in the United Kingdom, along with the Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering, JK Orienteering Festival. 1967 saw the first British Championships, held in Hamsterley Forest. Since then, 4 further disciplines have emerged: the Relay, Night, Middle and Sprint Championships. Race Venues Men's Champions Note 1: Courses cancelled due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Note 2: Courses voided due to unfair advantage. Note 3: Courses cancelled due to COVID-19. Women's Champions References {{reflist, 2 Orienteering in the United Kingdom Orienteering competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Duncan
Jon Duncan (born 6 October 1975) – World of O Runners (Retrieved 11 August 2008) is a orienteering and world champion. He received a gold medal in the '' event'' at the 2008 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Gristwood
Graham Gristwood (born 1984) is a British orienteering competitor and world champion. Graham is a member of the Great Britain Orienteering Squad and also runs for IFK Lidingö SOK. In 2004 Graham first made the senior World Champs team. His first notable successes came in 2006 where he won both the Sprint and the Overall title at the Jan Kjellstrom orienteering festival. He has since won another title in both the Sprint and the Overall. He received a gold medal in the ''relay event'' at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc, together with Jon Duncan and Jamie Stevenson. Graham started orienteering before he could even walk, when his father would carry him! Graham attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford. Graham did a masters at Sheffield Hallam University and ran for Sheffield University Orienteering Club. In 2010 he was part of the winning JK and Harvester relay teams. Currently he runs for Forth Valley. Gristwood became only the second man after Chris Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
