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Jan Beneš (orienteer)
Jan Beneš (born 29 September 1987 in Jilemnice, Czechoslovakia)JWOC2005 - Profile: Jan Benes (Retrieved on 2 July 2008) is a and double junior world champion. He became Junior World Champion in the ''middle distance'' in |
Orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find Control point (orienteering), control points. Originally a training exercise in Land navigation (military), land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but almost any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation with a map is a type of orienteering. Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including the World Games (see Orienteering at the World Games) and World Police and Fire Games. History The history of ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Jilemnice
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Czech Foot Orienteers
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1987 Births
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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 * World Masters Orienteering Championships * World University Orienteering Championships Regional Championships * European Orienteering Championships * Asian Orienteering Championships Foot Orienteering, open to everyone Non-exhaustive list of foot orienteering events that are open to everyone: * O-Ringen, The largest five-day event in Sweden. In 2022 more than 20,000 orienteers participate * Jukola Relay, held annually in Finland since 1949 where more than 18,000 orienteers participate * Kainuu Orienteering Week, held annually in Finland with four races and ca. 4000 orienteers participate. * Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering * ThScottish Six Days Orienteering Event held biennially in Scotland since 1977, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Orienteers
This is a list of all orienteering competitors found in Wikipedia and notable within the orienteering sport. A * Alida Abola, Soviet Union * Christian Aebersold, Switzerland * Gunborg Ahling, Sweden * Katarina Allberg, Sweden * Johanna Allston, Australia * Maja Alm, Denmark * Dainora Alšauskaitė, Lithuania * Svajūnas Ambrazas, Lithuania * Marianne Andersen, Norway * Ragnhild Bente Andersen, Norway * David Andersson, Sweden * Monica Andersson, Sweden * Ari Anjala, Finland * Topi Anjala, Finland * Liisa Anttila, Finland * Linda Antonsen, Norway * Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard, Sweden * Heidi Arnesen, Norway * Peter Arnesson, Sweden * Johanna Asklöf, Finland * Anna-Lena Axelsson, Sweden B * Martin Bagness, United Kingdom * Hana Bajtošova, Slovakia * Yvette Baker, United Kingdom, won World Orienteering Championships short distance 1999 in Inverness * Ruth Baumberger, Switzerland * Eugenia Belova, Russia * Jan Beneš, Czech Republic, became Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Chromý
Adam Chromý (born 24 June 1988) is a Czech orienteering competitor and junior world champion. Career Chromý became Junior World Champion with the Czech team in the relay in Dubbo in 2007, together with Štěpán Kodeda and Jan Beneš.Junior World Orienteering Championships – ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 8, 2008) – World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 8, 2008) He received a silver medal in 2005. He is a member of the Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) are an annual orienteering competition. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). History An international junior match was arranged first time in 1983 in Ry, Denmark, Ry, Denmark, and then in 1984 (Hartberg, Austria) and 1985 (Font-Romeau, France). From 1986 (in Pécs, Hungary) the events became the unofficial Junior European Championships, and were held the following years, 1987 (Ambleside, England), 1988 (Eupen, Belgium) and 1989 (Seefeld, Tirol, Seefeld/Kufstein, Austria). From 1990 (Älvsbyn, Sweden), the competition became official Junior World Orienteering Championships. Current program Current program (from 2024) includes: *Individual Sprint Event *Sprint Relay *Individual Middle Distance Event *Individual Long Distance Event *Team Relay Origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štěpán Kodeda
Štěpán Kodeda (5 February 1988 – 30 March 2015) was a Czech orienteering competitor, and twice junior world champion. Career Štěpán was a runner of the Swedish club IFK Mora in Dalarna from 2005 until 2010, when he changed to the Finnish club MS Parma. He achieved many good team results as the 7th place in Tiomila's Relay 2008, where he ran the first for Dalarna's team exchanging 6th among 347 runners. Starting in 2006 he also ran for Sportcentrum Jičín in the Czech Republic and since 2009 for Club Esportiu Farra-O in Spain. In 2007, he became Junior World Champion in ''relay'' in Dubbo, Australia together with Jan Benes and Adam Chromy."Profile: Stepan Kodeda" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 1, 2008) In 2008, he won a gold medal in ''sprint'' distance at the Junior World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
