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List Of World Orienteering Championships Medalists (men)
This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in men's orienteering. Individual/Classic/Long Distance This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance". Short/Middle Distance This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline. Sprint This event was first held in 2001. Knock-out Sprint This event was first held in 2022. Relay 2009 Note: In the 3rd leg Martin Johansson (Sweden) was in the lead when he suffered a serious injury; Thierry Gueorgiou (France), Anders Nordberg (Norway), and Michal Smola (Czech Republic) gave up their lead positions and rescued him. Interpretation of International Orienteering Federation The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2003 (with the exception of 1978 and 1979). Since 2003, competitions have been held annually. Participating nations have to be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). Originally, there were only two competitions: an individual race and a relay. In 1991, a short distance race (roughly 20–25 minutes) was added and a sprint race was added in 2001. The middle distance (roughly 30–35 minutes) replaced the short distance in 2003. In 2014, a sprint relay was added with two men and two women participating and with starting order woman-man-man-woman. History The IOF was founded on 21 May 1961 at a Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark by the orienteering national federations of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Federal Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Nuuros
Risto Nuuros (born 26 December 1950) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, individual silver medalist at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg. He received silver medals in the ''relay event'' in 1974 and 1979, and a bronze medal in 1978. 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 1950 births Living people Finnish male orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixten Sild
Sixten Sild (born 19 June 1964, in Tartu) is an Estonian orienteering competitor, bronze medallist for the Soviet Union in the world championships, and later competing for Estonia. He received a bronze medal in the ''classic course'' at the World Orienteering Championships in Mariánské Lázně in 1991.World Orienteering Championships – ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 19, 2008) He finished 4th in the '''' in 1989, and 5th in 1991 with the Soviet team. Sild's best overall performance in the |
Jörgen Mårtensson
Jörgen Mårtensson (born 4 December 1959) is one of the most successful Swedish orienteer of all times. Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 (at age 21), 1996 and 1997 (at age 37). Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993 . Now retired, he had one of the longest spanning careers in orienteering at world class level, taking part in World Championships over a period of twenty years. Starting with the 1978 World Orienteering Championships, where he placed eighth in the individual contest, he competed in every world championship until 1997. Results World Orienteering Championships *Gold medals (2) **1991 – long distance – Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia **1995 – long distance – Detmold, Germany *Silver medals (5) **1981 – relay – Thun, Switzerland **1985 – relay – Bendigo, Australia **1989 – relay – Skaraborg, Sweden **1993 – long distance – West Poin ... [...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 |
Petter Thoresen (orienteer)
Petter Thoresen (born 10 March 1966) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1989 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 20 ..., the Short distance in 1993, and the Classic distance in 1997.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 14 December 2007) He also has a bronze medal on the Classic distance from 1993. Thoresen is two times Relay World Champion, from 1989 and 1999, as well as having a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He represented [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urs Flühmann
Urs Flühmann 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 1993,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 2, 2007) as well as having a silver medal from 1987 and a bronze medal from 1985. He also obtained bronze in the Individual World Championship in 1987. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Olsson (orienteer)
Kent Olsson (born 1958) is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1987 Individual World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 3, 2008) and also obtained silver medals in 1989 and 1991, as well as on the Short distance in 1991. Participated on the team that obtained bronze medals in 1983 and 1987, and in 1989 (World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Iversen
Egil Iversen is a Norwegian people, Norwegian orienteering Competition, competitor. He received a bronze medal in the ''individual'' event at the 1985 World Orienteering Championships in Bendigo, Victoria, Bendigo. National championships Iversen became Norway, Norwegian champion (individual event) in 1982, and was awarded the ''King's Cup''. He received gold medals in the relay event in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, competing for the club IF Sturla. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Sallinen
Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships. The competition was held in the year 1985 in Bendigo, Australia.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 8, 2007) He was also part of the team that obtained bronze in the 1981 Relay in |
Sigurd Dæhli
Sigurd Dæhli (born 6 May 1953) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became World Orienteering Championships, Relay World Champion in 1981, by participating on the Norwegian winning team in Thun, Switzerland.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 31, 2007) He obtained bronze in the 1983 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. Orienteering career Dæhli made his debut in senior Norwegian Championships in 1973, and since then had more than 100 starts in the national championships."Det begynte i 1973"''Orientering på nett – 30.09.2005'' (Retrieved on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Berglia
Morten Berglia (born 3 August 1958) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He won a gold medal in the individual competition at the 1983 World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 14, 2007) and obtained a bronze medal in 1981. He is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the winning teams in 1983 (with , |