Kasper Harlem Fosser (born 1999) 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 who represents Norwegian club
IL Heming
Idrettslaget Heming is a Norwegian sports club from Slemdal, Oslo. It has sections for association football, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, orienteering and tennis, previously also for bandy.
General history
It was founded on 25 May 1916, and ...
and Swedish club
IFK Göteborg.
Career
Fosser won a silver medal at the
2019 World Orienteering Championships in
Østfold
Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...
, and has won gold medals in both long distance, middle distance and relay in the
Junior World Orienteering Championships.
He won a gold medal in long distance at the
2021 World Orienteering Championships in
Doksy
Doksy (german: Hirschberg am See) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants. It is known for Lake Mácha and its summer vacation resort.
Administrative parts
Villages of Břehyně, Kruh, Obora, Staré S ...
, and silver medal in the sprint at the same championships, behind
Isac von Krusenstierna. Fosser won the long distance, held near
Heřmánky, in a time of 1:35:55, ahead of
Matthias Kyburz
Matthias Kyburz (born 5 March 1990) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, junior world champion, European champion and multiple world champion. On 16 April 2020, Kyburz attained the world record in quickest time reaching 50km on a treadmill, in a t ...
and
Magne Daehli. At the
2022 World Orienteering Championships
The 2022 World Orienteering Championships were held from 26 to 30 June 2022 in the Triangle Region, Denmark. This was the first World Orienteering Championships with only sprint races, and the first to include a knock-out sprint event.
Schedul ...
he won the gold medal in the individual sprint, and a bronze in the mixed sprint relay.
He won a gold medal in the long distance at the
2023 World Orienteering Championships, after a close fight with Matthias Kyburz.
Fosser has also competed in
skyrunning, winning the U23 category in the combined Youth Skyrunning World Championships in 2021.
Personal life
Fosser is a grandson of former international orienteer
Per Fosser
Per Fosser (born 1945) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1970, as a member of the Norwegian winning team, which consisted of Ola Skarholt, Stig Berge, Fosser and Ã…ge Hadler. He won a bronze medal in the rel ...
.
Results
World Championship results
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
Norwegian orienteers
Male orienteers
Foot orienteers
21st-century Norwegian people
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
Competitors at the 2022 World Games
World Games medalists in orienteering
World Games gold medalists
World Games silver medalists
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