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Martin Johansson (orienteer, Born 1984)
Martin Johansson (born 26 September 1984) is a Sweden, Swedish orienteering, ski-orienteering, and cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing competitor, a medallist at the orienteering world championships, and a 2004 Junior World Orienteering Championships, Junior World Champion in Orienteering#Relay, relay. He received bronze medals in Orienteering#Sprint, sprint at the World Orienteering Championships in 2007 World Orienteering Championships, Kyiv 2007 and 2007 World Orienteering Championships, Olomouc 2008.World Orienteering Championships – ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 19 July 2008) – World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but almost any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation with a map is a type of orienteering. Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including the World Games (see Orienteering at the World Games) and World Police and Fire Games. History The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
