Øystein Kvaal Østerbø (born 7 July 1981) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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 s ...

and ski-orienteering

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."Profile: Øystein Kvaal Østerbø"
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 3 June 2019) He finished overall third in the

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in 2004, and won a silver medal in the relay in the 2004

World Ski Orienteering Championships The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance compe ...

. He has competed in all fifteen

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since his debut in

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until 2018, obtaining his first two medals in

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in 2015; in the relay and mixed sprint relay, respectively. His best individual achievements are fourth places in the sprint in

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and

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World cup, orienteering

Østerbø finished third overall at the 2004

, with a total score of 207 points (same score as Russian

Andrey Khramov Andrey Mikhailovich Khramov (russian: Андрей Михайлович Храмов; born 17 January 1981 in Baskhortostan)

who finished second).World Cup 2004
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 19 June 2008) He was ranked 7th in the World Cup 2005.World Cup 2005
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)

European championships

He received a bronze medal in ''relay'' at the

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in 2006 in

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. In 2008 in

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he made a small mistake that cost him the medal in the ''sprint distance'', where he finished 8th but missed the bronze medal by only eleven seconds.Mistet medaljen på «knot»
– ''adressa.no (27 May 2008)'' (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)European Orienteering Championships 2008
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)

National championships

He became Norwegian champion in ''night orienteering'' in 2006.

Ski orienteering

Østerbø participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal at the

in 2004, together with Anders Hauge,

Eivind Tonna Eivind Lühr Tonna (born 19 February 1975) is a Norwegian ski-orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the ''relay event'' at the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Östersund, together with Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, ...

and Tommy Olsen. At this championship he finished 8th in the ''sprint distance'' and 6th in the ''middle distance''.Ski-WOC 2004 SWE – Åsarna/Östersund, Sweden, 9-16 February 2004
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)

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* * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Trondheim Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers Ski-orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 2009 World Games World Games medalists in orienteering 21st-century Norwegian people Competitors at the 2005 World Games {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub