Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
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 ...
and World champion.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 24, 2008) He won a gold medal in the 1997
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 ...
in
Grimstad
Grimstad () is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Some of the villages in Grimstad include Eide, Espenes, Fevik, ...
with the Danish relay team (
Carsten Jørgensen
Carsten Jørgensen (born 25 October 1970) is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion.Chris Terkelsen and
Allan Mogensen
Allan Mogensen (born 2 November 1967) is a Danish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1993 World Orienteering Championship (classic distance),International Orienteering FederationWOC 1993 USA, West Point, United States, 9-14 October 1993 ( ...
).
See also
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Danish orienteers
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
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List of orienteers
This is a list of all orienteering competitors found in Wikipedia and notable within the orienteering sport.
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* Alida Abola, Soviet Union
* Christian Aebersold, Switzerland
* Gunborg Ahling, Sweden
* Katarina Allberg, Sweden
* Johanna Al ...
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List of orienteering events
This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport.
Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships
* World Orienteering Championships
* Junior World Orienteering Championships
* W ...