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Holger Hott, formerly Holger Hott Johansen, (born 8 April 1974) is a
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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 ...
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who has won two individual long-distance bronze medals in the World Championships in 2004 and 2005. He was part of Norway's relay team that took gold in the World Championships in
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in 2005. He also won the overall world cup in 2004. In August 2006 he won his first individual World Championship title when he took gold in the middle distance at the World Championships in
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. He competes for Kristiansand Orienteering Club, and was formerly with IF Trauma, IL Express, IL Imås, IFK Lidingö, Bækkelaget Sportsklubb. He is also a
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(sound/acoustics). He is married to the
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orienteerer Sandy Hott (née Smith). In the spring of 2007 they decided to change their surnames from ''Hott Johansen'' merely to ''Hott'', to make it simple and easy to spell. They had thought of this name change for a while, and finally decided to do it before their first son was born in June 2007.


Titles

* World Championship gold – middle distance, 2006 * World Championship gold – relay, 2005 * World Championship bronze – long distance, 2004 and 2005 * World Cup – relay 2004 * Nordic Masters silver – middle distance 2003 and 2005 * Nordic Masters bronze – middle distance 2001, bronze long distance 2005 * National Championships individual – 4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze * National Championships relay – 4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hott, Holger 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Kristiansand Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 21st-century Norwegian people Competitors at the 2005 World Games Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists