Sixten Sild (born 19 June 1964, 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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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 Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...

, bronze medallist for the

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in the world championships, and later competing for Estonia. He received a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the ''classic course'' at the

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 ...

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in 1991.World Orienteering Championships
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 19, 2008) He finished 4th in the ''

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'' in 1989, and 5th in 1991 with the Soviet team. Sild's best overall performance in 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 ...

was finishing 8th in 1996. Other World Cup overall results: 1990: 16th; 1992: 12th; 1994: 20th; 1998: 24th.World Cup
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 19, 2008) His sons

Timo Sild Timo Sild (born February 26, 1988) is an Estonian orienteering competitor and junior world champion. Family Timo is the elder son of orienteers Sixten Sild of Estonia and Sarmite Sild of Latvia. His younger brother is called Lauri Sild. Care ...

and

Lauri Sild Lauri Sild (born 28 May 1990) is an Estonian orienteer. He was born in Valga. His parents are orienteers Sixten Sild of Estonia and Sarmite Sild of Latvia, and his older brother is orienteer Timo Sild. In 2014 he graduated from the University o ...

are also active orienteers and competing at an international level.

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Sixten Sild
at World of O Runners 1964 births Living people Estonian orienteers Soviet orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Tartu {{Orienteering-bio-stub

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