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Morten Berglia
Morten Berglia (born 3 August 1958) is a Norway, Norwegian orienteering Competition, competitor. He won a gold medal in the individual competition at the 1983 World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 14 December 2007) and obtained a bronze medal in 1981. He is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Norway, Norwegian winning teams in 1983 (with Øyvin Thon, Tore Sagvolden and Harald Thon), 1985 (with Atle Hansen, Tore Sagvolden and Øyvin Thon) and 1987 (with Håvard Tveite, Tore Sagvolden and Øyvin Thon). Berglia won five individual national titles in orienteering, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Tore Sagvolden
Tore Sagvolden (born 27 February 1959) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is four times Relay World Champion, in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 21 November 2007) He obtained silver in the Individual World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) since 1966. The World Orienteering Championships is considere ... 1981, 1985[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Foot Orienteers
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Living People
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1958 Births
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Kongepokal
Kongepokalen (officially: Hans Majestet Kongens Pokal) is a Norwegian trophy awarded during Norwegian championships in a number of sports. In addition to Norwegian championships, it is also awarded in the World Cup-race in Nordic combined in Holmenkollen. The first known King's Cup awarded to a sport within the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) was set up by King Oscar II for Husebyrennet in 1879. The trophies are paid for jointly by the Royal Court and NIF. King's trophies are awarded to most sports organized in NIF. The trophy is set up for the woman and man who deliver the supposed best result during a senior Norwegian Championship. In some sports the King's Cup is awarded to the best result/athlete regardless of exercise (e.g. athletics and swimming), while in other sports the King's Cup is set up in a single exercise. In order for the King's Cup to be awarded, there must be at least 15 athletes competing for it. In team sports, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HÃ¥vard Tveite
Håvard Tveite (5 March 1962 – 30 May 2021) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He was Relay World Champion from 1987 and 1989,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 22, 2007) and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships. He was winner of the overall in 1990, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atle Hansen
Atle Hansen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and world champion. He won a gold medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1985 World Orienteering Championships in Bendigo, together with Morten Berglia, Tore Sagvolden and Øyvin Thon.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 14 July 2008) He finished overall second in the first unofficial in 1983. He was national junior champion in the ''individual event'' in 1980 and again in 1981, and received a silver medal in the ''individual event'' at the Nordic Orienteering Championships for juniors in |
Harald Thon
Harald Thon (1954 – 28 December 2019) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represented the club IF Sturla and the Norwegian national team. He was part of the Norwegian winning team in relay at the World Orienteering Championships in 1981 and 1983. Career Thon became Norwegian orienteering champion in relay with IF Sturla seven years in a row, in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. He became Norwegian champion in the long distance in 1979 ( course length 23.3 kilometers, 22 controls), and again in 1980 (course length 27.0 kilometers, 25 controls). He was awarded ''Bjarne Bjerckes pokal'' for his results in the long distance national championships. He won an individual silver medal in the Norwegian championships in 1982 (course length 12.1 kilometers), behind Egil Iversen, and an individual bronze medal in 1983 (course length 13.3 kilometers). Thon competed at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships in Thun, Switzerland, where he placed 10th in the individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øyvin Thon
Øyvin Thon (born 25 March 1958) is a Norway, Norwegian orienteering Competition, competitor, and has seven gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships. He is married to Brit Volden, also a World Orienteering Champion. In 2005 they both climbed Cho Oyu (8201 meters).The Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen reached the top on Cho Oyu - Unarmed expedition 2005 (Retrieved on 8 December 2007) He won the Jukola relay in 1988. International championships Thon won gold medals at the 1979 and 1981 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) since 1966. The World Orienteering Championships is considered to be the most prestigious competition in competitive orienteering. The races are contested between members of the IOF, which are each aligned to a National Olympic Committee. The first world championships in orienteering was held in Fiskars, Finland from 1–2 October 1966, with two medal events being contested. The championships were held biennially up to 2003, with the exception of the 1978 and 1979 editions. From 2003 to 2021, all medal competitions were held annually, before an alternating biennial system between two different championship formats was implemented starting at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships. In 1966, there were only two medal events, with one individual event and one team relay event. The world champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
