Jan Beneš (born 29 September 1987 in
Jilemnice
Jilemnice (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monu ...
,
Czechoslovakia
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)
[JWOC2005 - Profile: Jan Benes]
(Retrieved on 2 July 2008) is a
Czech
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
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 specia ...
competitor
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and double junior world champion.
He became
Junior World Champion in the ''middle distance'' in
Druskininkai
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Name
The exact origi ...
in 2006 (shared with
Sören Bobach
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), and with the Czech team in ''relay'' in
Dubbo
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The city is located at the intersection of the ...
in 2007, together with
Štěpán Kodeda and
Adam Chromý.
[Junior World Orienteering Championships]
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on 1 July 2008)
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 1 July 2008)
See also
*
Czech orienteers
*
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 ...
*
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
* ...
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Czech male orienteers
Czech foot orienteers
Sportspeople from Jilemnice
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
21st-century Czech sportsmen
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