Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in
Meldal
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) is a retired
Norwegian
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orienteer
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, and
Master of Science
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in
engineering
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.
Stig Berge won two gold at the
World Orienteering Championships
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in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.
[World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006](_blank)
(Retrieved on December 3, 2007) He also won silver at the
1972 World Orienteering Championships
The 4th World Orienteering Championships
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,
and bronze in the relay in 1966. In the 1964 European Championships he won the silver in the relay.
Berge was crowned Norwegian champion 4 times between 1964 and 1971. He competed for
Løkken IF
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It was founded on 21 November 1896 as ''Meldalskogen SL''. The name was changed t ...
and
NTHI, the sports team at the
Norwegian Institute of Technology
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, and was a part of the winning team at the national championships in 1963, 1965 and 1973.
In 1970 Berge was elected
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
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.
References
1942 births
Living people
People from Meldal
Norwegian orienteers
Male orienteers
Foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni
Sportspeople from Trøndelag
20th-century Norwegian people
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