Carl Henrik Bjørseth (born 8 February 1968) is a Norwegian

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 ...

competitor. He received a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the ''classic course'' at the

1999 World Orienteering Championships The 1999 World Orienteering Championships, the 18th 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 ...

, and a bronze medal in 2001.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006
(Retrieved on 5 February 2008) He received a silver medal in the ''relay event'' in 2001, together with

Bernt Bjørnsgaard Bernt Harildstad Bjørnsgaard (born 1973) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.Tore Sandvik Tore Sandvik (born 30 May 1972) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.Bjørnar Valstad Bjørnar Valstad (born 27 April 1967) is a Norwegian former orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals. Valstad ran for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He previously represented Nydalens SK, NTH ...

. He finished 6th in the overall World Cup 1998, and 10th in 2000.

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* * 1968 births Living people Norwegian male orienteers Norwegian foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Bodø Competitors at the 2001 World Games 20th-century Norwegian people 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub