Tore Sandvik (born 30 May 1972) is a

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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 ...

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and World champion.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on 22 January 2008) He won a gold medal in the

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with the Norwegian Relay team.

International results

Sandvik won two silver medals in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in

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. He finished overall second in the 2000 World Cup. He received a gold medal (relay) and a silver medal in the 2001 World Games, and earned a

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in the 2000 European Championships.

Club and national results

Sandvik is a member of the club Halden SK. He has eight victories in

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(1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007), and four victories in the Jukola relay (1995, 1998, 2000, 2003). Eighteen medals in national championships, including six gold medals.

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* * 1972 births Living people Norwegian male orienteers Norwegian foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists World Games gold medalists for Norway World Games silver medalists for Norway World Games medalists in orienteering Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists Medalists at the 2001 World Games {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub