Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in

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) is a retired

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, and

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. Stig Berge won two gold at the

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in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on December 3, 2007) He also won silver at the

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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

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and NTHI, the sports team at the

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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

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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 {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub