Adam Chromý (born 24 June 1988) is a

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competitor and junior world champion.

Career

Chromý became Junior World Champion with the Czech team in the relay in

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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 Orienteering Team, and started at the

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). He participated in the

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in 2010 (

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).Adam Chromy - Personal Pages
(Retrieved on Aug 9, 2014) He won two bronze medals at the World University Orienteering Championships in Spain in 2012.WUOC 2012 - Results Middle
(Retrieved on Aug 9, 2014)WUOC Long: Map and Results
(Retrieved on Aug 9, 2014) Chromý is now a member of the Finnish orienteering club Kalevan Rasti. As a member of this team, he won Tiomila in 2010, 2011 and 2014.

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* 1988 births Living people Czech male orienteers Foot orienteers 21st-century Czech sportsmen Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists {{CzechRepublic-orienteering-bio-stub

Career

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