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2019 Orienteering World Cup
The 2019 Orienteering World Cup was the 25th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2019 Orienteering World Cup consisted of nine individual events and four relay events. The events are located in Finland, Norway, Switzerland and China. The 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold, Norway are included in the World Cup. Events Men Women The results of the last round (sprint) were contested after excellent performances by Chinese competitors, leading to a delay of the official results. The International Orienteering Federation deemed that the results stood in March 2020 following a review, stating that "none of the alleged elements of the cheating claims occurred or can be substantiated", and that "analyses show that those who produced the best results are shown and known to be capable of such running speeds". The review was requested after the 2019 Military World Games ) , Nations participating=>140 , Athletes participating=9,308 , Events=316 events in 27 sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Bergman (orienteer)
Gustav Bergman (born 4 December 1990) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2013 World Orienteering Championships. He was born in Stockholm, represents OK Ravinen, and is married to Helena Jansson. At the 2016 World Orienteering Championships in Strömstad he won a bronze medal in relay with the Swedish team, along with Fredrik Bakkman and William Lind, as well as a bronze medal in the mixed sprint relay. At the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold he won a silver medal at the middle distance and a gold medal in the relay with the Swedish team, along with Johan Runesson and Emil Svensk. Bergman won the 2019 Orienteering World Cup The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The official World Cup was held first in 1986, and then ever .... Results World Championship result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olav Lundanes
Olav Lundanes (born 11 November 1987) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, hailing from Ålesund. He has won gold medal at the World Orienteering Championships ten times and the European Orienteering Championships four times. He competes for Halden SK. Career Junior Lundanes competed at the 2005 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Tenero, where he won a gold medal in the ''long distance'', a gold medal in the ''relay event'', and placed fourth in the middle distance."Profile: Olav Lundanes" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on June 14, 2008) He received a silver and two bronze medals in the 2006 Junior World Championships. In 2007 he had great success in the Junior World Championships, with victories in the long distance and the middle distance, and silver medals in both t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Rauturier
Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name *Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician *Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler *Maxime Du Camp, French writer and photographer *Maxime Chaya, Lebanese explorer *Maxime Cressy, American tennis player *Maxime Dupé, French footballer *Maxime Faget, an inventor *Maxime Le Forestier, French singer *Maxime Médard, French Rugby Union player *Maxime Minot (born 1987), French politician *Maxime Monfort, Belgian racing cyclist *Maxime Partouche, French footballer, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain FC *Maxime Rodinson, French Marxist historian, sociologist and orientalist *Maxime Rodriguez, French composer *Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player, who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche *Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, French chess Grandmaster *Maxime Verhagen, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Weygand, French military commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Basset
Lucas Basset (born 28 March 1991)Profile:http://runners.worldofo.com/lucasbasset.html is a French 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. References External links * 1991 births Living people French orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Competitors at the 2017 World Games Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists 21st-century French people {{orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road; it continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub as well as being one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city in the world. Due to worldwide travel restrictions at the beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Kyburz
Matthias Kyburz (born 5 March 1990) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, junior world champion, European champion and multiple world champion. On 16 April 2020, Kyburz attained the world record in quickest time reaching 50km on a treadmill, in a time of 2:56:35, breaking the record held by Florian Neuschwander. Career He won the sprint distance at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, ahead of Matthias Merz and Matthias Müller, his first international victory. Kyburz has since been an important competitor on the world stage, an all round orienteer with the ability to win any of the three individual orienteering disciplines. This has allowed him to win the Orienteering World Cup on five occasions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018. For eleven years in a row (2008 to 2018) one of the two Swiss orienteers Matthias Kyburz or Daniel Hubmann has won the Orienteering World Cup. Kyburz has won six World Orienteering Championships gold medals in five different disciplin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Jones
Kristian Jones or Kris Jones (born 3 April 1991) is a competitor in orienteering and athletics, competing for Great Britain. He also competes for Lillomarka OK in Norway, Forth Valley orienteers and Wales. Orienteering Jones has had most success in Sprint Orienteering, winning medals in the European Championships and the Junior World Championships, and winning the Jan Kjellstrom Orienteering Festival Sprint 3 times in a row from 2016 to 2018. He also has success in the British Orienteering Championships, winning both the Middle and Sprint twice. in 2016, Jones came 4th in all 3 disciplines he competed in (Sprint, Mixed Sprint Relay and Relay) at the World Championships in Stromstad, Sweden, the closest he has come to a medal in the World Orienteering Championships. In 2018, Jones received a bronze medal at the European Championships, after Daniel Hubmann and Matthias Kyburz (both from Switzerland) shared the gold medal. He also won the first leg of the Jukola relay, althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Michiels
Yannick Michiels (born 29 July 1991) is a Belgian orienteer. He is the first Belgian orienteer to receive a medal at the World Orienteering Championships, receiving a bronze medal in the sprint discipline at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark. Orienteering He represented Belgium at the 2017 World Games in Poland, where he won a silver medal in the sprint distance. Michiels competed at the 2012, 2013, 2014 (7th in sprint), 2015 (5th in sprint) and 2017 World Orienteering Championships. In 2021, he became the first Belgian to receive a medal in the European Orienteering Championships. In 2022, Michiels won Belgium's first medal at the World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint final, held in Vejle, Michiels won the bronze medal, coming behind Kasper Harlem Fosser and Gustav Bergman. Originally, Michiels placed fourth, but the runner who finished in third place ( Kris Jones) was disqualified, giving Michiels the bronze medal. Athletics Michiels has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Street
Ralph Street (born 1990) is a British orienteering competitor. He was part of the British team that came second in the sprint relay at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships. His team included Megan Carter Davies, Kris Jones and Charlotte Ward. Street has competed for Baekkelagets SK in Norway, Sodertalje Nykvarn Orientering and Nydalens in Sweden and South London Orienteers. He has also competed for Sheffield University Orienteering Club. Street's favourite orienteering competition is the Jukola Relay in Finland. Street started orienteering at the age of nine. His first orienteering event was Highland '99, running alongside the 1999 World Orienteering Championships where Yvette Baker won Britain's first gold medal. When growing up, his major inspirations were British orienteers such as Yvette Baker, Heather Monro, Jamie Stevenson and Jon Duncan. He first competed for Great Britain at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in 2007. After graduating with a degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Regborn
Martin Regborn (born 10 December 1992) is a Swedish orienteer. He won a gold medal in the long distance event at the 2022 European Orienteering Championships The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships will be held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years. Format T ... in Rakvere, Estonia. Regborn won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2016 European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic. At the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia, he placed ninth in the long distance, and seventh in the sprint final. References External links * Martin Regborn at World of O Runners 1992 births Living people Swedish orienteers Foot orienteers Competitors at the 2017 World Games Competitors at the 2022 World Games World Games medalists in orienteering World Games silver medalists World Games bronze medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufen, Switzerland
Laufen ( French: ''Laufon'' ; High Alemannic: ''Laufe'') is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Laufen is a principal train station for the surrounding area, connecting it to Basel. History Between 58 BC and 470 AD, Laufen was part of the Roman Empire; after the empire collapsed it was part of the Alemanish area for several decades. During the early sixth century, the entire valley came into the possession of France, and from 853 until 1033 it was part of the Burgundian Kingdom. In 999 Rudolf III, the childless king of Burgundy donated most of the Laufen valley territory to the Archbishopric of Basel. Laufen is first mentioned in 1141 as ''Loufen''. For a time, it was known by its French name ''Laufon''. In 1295 founded the small town of Laufen. Geography Laufen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
