Svein Jacobsen is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

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 ...

. He is Relay World Champion from 1978, as a member of the Norwegian winning team. He also has a silver medal from 1976, and a bronze medal from 1974. He obtained bronze in the 1976 Individual World Championship.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub