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Chris Terkelsen (born 16 February 1972) is a
Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
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 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 ...
and World champion.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on 24 January 2008)
He won a gold medal in the
1997 World Orienteering Championships The 1997 World Orienteering Championships, the 17th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Grimstad Grimstad () is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center ...
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with the Danish Relay team. He received a silver medal in the
2005 World Orienteering Championships The 2005 World Orienteering Championships, the 22nd World Orienteering Championships, were held in Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic are ...
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Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectu ...
(middle distance). He won the overall World Cup in 1998, and received a silver medal in the 2004 European Championships with the Danish relay team.Profile: Chris Terkelsen
–''Dansk Orienterings-Forbund'' (Retrieved on 11 July 2008)


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* 1972 births Living people Danish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Denmark-orienteering-bio-stub