Philippe Adamski (born 8 April 1985)Profile at clubfranceco.fr
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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 ...

competitor. He has been a member of the French club Tous Azimuts Douai since he started orienteering. He also runs for Finnish club

Kalevan Rasti Kalevan Rasti is an orienteering club based in Finland. Recently it has been one of the most successful clubs in world orienteering, winning the Jukola Relay, Jukola and Tiomila relays multiple times. The club won the Tiomila relay in 1983 with ...

Career

Adamski started competitive orienteering relatively late, when he was 17, after having some practice at school. However, he reached a high level quickly and took part in his first junior world championships in Estonia one year later (2003). his attendance at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

showed his quick improvement with 2 top 15 places. At JWOC 2005 in

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, he gained his first medals with silver in the middle distance and bronze in the long distance. At senior level, He won silver in the

World University Orienteering Championships The World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) is a biannual orienteering competition organized by International University Sports Federation The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU, en, International University S ...

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( Kosice, 2006). The same year, he was in the first team at the

Orienteering World Cup The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The official World Cup was held first in 1986, and then ever ...

relay in Montlosier, his first time running for the French Team. (the team was disqualified.) He competed in the French relay team at the 2009

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 Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 20 ...

in Miskolc. He won a silver medal in the long distance, and a silver medal in the relay with the French team at the 2010

European Orienteering Championships The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships will be held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years. Format T ...

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. At the 2010 WOC, For the 3rd time in a row, he was unlucky with the WOC relay when his teammate

Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou (; born 30 March 1979) is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2 ...

missed a control whilst in a leading position. Finally in 2011, on home Ground in France, he became world champion in Relay, together with

François Gonon François Gonon (born 23 April 1979) is a French orienteering Competition, competitor. He has received gold and silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships. He currently competes for the French ...

and Thierry Gueorgiou.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adamski, Philippe 1985 births Living people French orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists