Silver Eensaar (born 29 July 1978, in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

) is an

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orienteer 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 ...

, rogainer and adventure racer. At the 10th

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in 2012 he won a gold medal and the title of the World Rogaining Champion in team with his brother

Rain Eensaar Rain Eensaar (born 24 November 1974 in Lemmatsi, Kambja Parish, Tartu County) is an Estonian orienteer Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and ...

in Men's teams category. At 11th World Rogaining Championships in Alol,

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oblast Russia in 2013 they successfully defended the title of the World Rogaining Champion. At 12th World Rogaining Championships in

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in 2014 they won the third consecutive title of World Rogaining Champions. In 2011 he and his brother Rain won a gold medal and the title of the European Rogaining Champion in Rauna,

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. At the European Adventure Race Championships he won a bronze medal in 2013 in Poland and a silver medal in 2014 in Turkey. He has won two gold medals at Estonian orienteering championships.

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Silver Eensaar
at World of O Runners 1978 births Living people Estonian orienteers Male orienteers Adventure racing Sportspeople from Tartu {{estonia-sport-bio-stub