Sivar Nordström (11 March 1933 – November 2013) was a
Swedish orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...
competitor. He won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1962
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
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in
Løten
Løten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. Other villages in the municipality include Ådalsbruk, H ...
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[European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-]
(Retrieved on June 9, 2008)
Nordström competed for Tierps IF. He won
Tiomila
Tiomila or 10-mila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945, usually in late April or early May. It is a 10-man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of five daylight legs.
Tiomila attracts c ...
in 1966 together with Mats Lindh, Börje Jansson, Erik Hilmersson, Roland Johansson, Bertil Persson, Hans Nordström, Sivar Nordström, Ingvar Nordström, Tord Lindh and Inge Jansson. Tierps IF also came second in
Tiomila
Tiomila or 10-mila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945, usually in late April or early May. It is a 10-man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of five daylight legs.
Tiomila attracts c ...
in 1958.
Nordström was a co-founder of
O-Ringen
The O-Ringen (previously called the "Swedish 5 days") is an Foot orienteering, orienteering competition that takes place annually in different areas of Sweden. Orienteers from all over the world come to the competition. For orienteers around the ...
in 1965, along with
Peo Bengtsson
Peo (Per-Olof) Bengtsson, born 18 August 1933 near Kristianstad, is a Swedish orienteer and promotor of orienteering.
Bengtsson worked as an officer, ending as a major at the Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3).
Bengtsson got a bronze medal in the S ...
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Selected publications
*''Om orsakerna till snytbaggeangrepp på grönrisplanteringar i sydöstra Sverige''
*''Orientering - idrott - samhälle''
*''Studier över torkning hos klosslagd, obarkad tallmassaved i fallande längder och standardlängder''
*''Über die Ursachen der Rüsselkäferschäden an Grünreisigpflanzungen im südöstlichen Schweden''
References
1933 births
2013 deaths
Swedish male orienteers
Swedish foot orienteers
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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