Jon Duncan (born 6 October 1975)
– World of O Runners (Retrieved 11 August 2008) is a British

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 and world champion. He received a

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in the '' relay event'' at the

2008 World Orienteering Championships The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 ...

in Olomouc, together with

Graham Gristwood Graham Gristwood (born 1984) is a British orienteering competitor and world champion. Graham is a member of the Great Britain Orienteering Squad and also runs for IFK Lidingö SOK. In 2004 Graham first made the senior World Champs team. His fir ...

and Jamie Stevenson. He received a

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in '' relay'' at the

2003 World Orienteering Championships The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona Jona may refer to: * Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland * Jona (river), in the canton ...

in Rapperswil/

Jona Jona may refer to: * Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland * Jona (river), in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland * Jona (album), ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray People with the giv ...

, together with Daniel Marston and Jamie StevensonWorld Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved 20 July 2008) He finished 5th in the world championship relay in

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, and also 5th in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

. In both 2000 and 2001 Duncan won the British long distance orienteering championships. In 2009 he won the prestigious Jukola Relay with club

Kristiansand OK Kristiansand OK is an Orienteering club based in Kristiansand, Norway, which competes in the Jukola and Tiomila relays. The club is known for its international representation, including Swiss runners Martin Hubmann and Daniel Hubmann as well as B ...

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* 1975 births Living people British orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Alumni of the University of Edinburgh {{UK-orienteering-bio-stub

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