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Thierry Gueorgiou
Thierry Gueorgiou (; born 30 March 1979) is a French orienteer who holds the record for gold medals won at the World Orienteering Championships for a male athlete, with 14 gold medals between 2003 and 2017. Gueorgiou has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event a record eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2011 and 2017. In November 2016 it was announced he will become the Swedish national team head coach following his retirement at the 2017 World Championships. From October 2021 he has been the head coach of the Finnish national orienteering team. Early life Gueorgiou was born in St. Étienne, France in 1979. Gueorgiou stated in an interview that his interest in being a World Champion in Orienteering started when he spectated the 1987 World Orienteering Championships, held in Gérardmer, which was the first time the World Championships was held in France. Gueorgiou was 8 years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orienteering At The World Games ...
Orienteering at the World Games is organized as an individual competition for both women and men, and a mix relay for teams of two men and two women. The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) became a member of the International World Games Association (IWGA) in 1995. The World Games are held every four years, for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. Orienteering was first included in the program in 2001. Venues Sprint Men Women Individual/Middle Men Women Relay Mixed References {{Orienteering, type=events Sports at the World Games World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Française De Course D'Orientation
The French Orienteering Federation (french: Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation) (FFCO) is the national orienteering Sport governing body, Federation of France. It is a full member of the International Orienteering Federation.http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations#FRA Retrieved on 20th of June 2008 History The French Orienteering Federation was founded in 1970, and joined the International Orienteering Federation the same year. France participated in the World Orienteering Championships first time in 1976. The 1987 World Championships were held in Gérardmer, France, and the 2011 World Championships were held in Savoie. In 1992, the World Ski Orienteering Championships were hosted in Pontarlier, and the 2002 World MTB Orienteering Championships were held in Fontainebleau, France. See also * :French orienteers, French orienteers References External linksHomepage International Orienteering Federation m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 = , s1 = Czech Republic , flag_s1 = Flag of the Czech Republic.svg , s2 = Slovakia , flag_s2 = Flag of Slovakia.svg , image_flag = Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg , flag = Flag of Czechoslovakia , flag_type = Flag(1920–1992) , flag_border = Flag of Czechoslovakia , image_coat = Middle coat of arms of Czechoslovakia.svg , symbol_type = Middle coat of arms(1918–1938 and 1945–1961) , image_map = Czechoslovakia location map.svg , image_map_caption = Czechoslovakia during the interwar period and the Cold War , national_motto = , anthems = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Gérardmer
Gérardmer (; or archaic ''Geroldsee'', and ''Giraumoué'' in local Vosgian) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Population Culture The Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer (literally ''Gérardmer International Festival of fantastic film'', formerly named 'Fantastic'Arts' from 1994 to 2008) is an international festival of horror and fantastic films which has been held each year since 1994 in Gérardmer. Notable people * Maximilien Kelsch (1844–1906), industrialist and politician, born in Gérardmer * Paul Cuny (1872–1925), industrialist and politician, born in Gérardmer * Edward Gardère (1909–1997), fencer, born in Gérardmer * André Gardère (1913–1977), fencer, born in Gérardmer * Gilberte Cournand (1913–2005), journalist and dance critic, gallery owner and bookseller, born in Gérardmer * Claude Vanony (1935), storyteller and humorist, born in Gérardmer * Patrick Rémy (1965), cross-country ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 World Orienteering Championships
The 1987 World Orienteering Championships, the 12th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Gérardmer, France, 3–5 September 1987. The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. Medalists References {{World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships International sports competitions hosted by France 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 ... Orienteering in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have been awarded in the arts, for example, by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, usually as a symbol of an award to give an outstanding student some financial freedom. Others offer only the prestige of the award. Many organizations now award gold medals either annually or extraordinarily, including various academic societies. While some gold medals are solid gold, others are gold-plated or silver-gilt, like those of the Olympic Games, the Lorentz Medal, the United States Congressional Gold Medal and the Nobel Prize medal. Nobel Prize medals consist of 18 karat green gold plated with 24 karat gold. Before 1980 they were struck in 23 karat gold. Military origins Before the establishment of standard military awards, e.g., the Medal of Honor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) are an annual orienteering competition. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). History An international junior match was arranged first time in 1983 in Ry, Denmark, and then in 1984 ( Hartberg, Austria) and 1985 ( Font-Romeau, France). From 1986 (in Pécs, Hungary) the events became the unofficial Junior European Championships, and were held the following years, 1987 (Ambleside, England), 1988 (Eupen, Belgium) and 1989 (Seefeld/Kufstein, Austria). From 1990 (Älvsbyn, Sweden), the competition became official Junior World Orienteering Championships. Current program Current program (from 2022) includes: *Individual Sprint Event (Straight Final) *Sprint Relay *Individual Middle Distance Event (Consists of a qualifier and ranked finals) *Individual Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World University Orienteering Championships
The World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) is a biannual orienteering competition organized by International University Sports Federation (FISU). Entry is open to athletes aged 17 to 25 who are enrolled in university either the year of or the year after the competition. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). Format The current championship events are: * ''Relay'' – three-person teams (four-person teams until 2008) * ''Long distance'' * ''Middle distance'' * ''Sprint'' * ''Sprint Relay'' – four-person teams of two males and two females (added in 2014) Host towns/cities See also * International University Sports Federation (FISU) External links13th WUOC 2002 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
