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

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. His team included Megan Carter Davies, Kris Jones and

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. Street has competed for Baekkelagets SK in

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, 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

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. Street started orienteering at the age of nine. His first orienteering event was Highland '99, running alongside the

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where Yvette Baker won Britain's first gold medal. When growing up, his major inspirations were British orienteers such as

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, Jamie Stevenson and

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at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in 2007. After graduating with a degree in Geography and Town Planning from the

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in 2012, Street moved to Sweden before moving to

. As of 2022, Street lives in

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and works in IT Support.

References

1990 births Living people British orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 21st-century British people World Games medalists in orienteering World Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Alumni of the University of Sheffield Medalists at the 2022 World Games {{Orienteering-bio-stub