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Valentin Novikov
Valentin Yuryevich Novikov (; born 1 October 1974) (Retrieved on June 18, 2008) is a Russian . He is the brother of . World championships He finished second in the 2004 , Middle distance,[...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] |
International Orienteering Federation
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad Municipality, Karlstad, Sweden. The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Orienteering Federation suspended the membership of the Russian Orienteering Federation. The IOF also disallowed Russian orienteering athletes from participating in IOF events, even as neutral athletes, cancelled all organising rights for IOF events and activities in Russia, and suspended all Russian members appointed to IOF official bodies. History The IOF was founded on 21 May 1961 at a Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark by the orienteering national federations of Bulgarian Orienteering Federation, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (DOF), Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Orienteering Championships Medalists
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Russian Foot Orienteers
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukola
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. Jukola is the biggest orienteering relay event in the world. The race takes place on a Saturday between 13 and 19 June in sites around Finland. The northernmost location has been 50 km north of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circle of latitude, circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern counterpart is the Antarctic Circle. The Arctic Circl .... The name Jukola is a family name in the classic Finnish novel, " Seven Brothers". The women's relay, known as the Venla Relay, is a daytime race on the Saturday afternoon. It is named after the main female character from the novel. The Jukola relay has seven legs with varying distances. The starting time is around 11 pm when the sun sets. Runners for the first three legs usually wear headlights, depending on the geographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O-Ringen
The O-Ringen (previously called the "Swedish 5 days") is an Foot orienteering, orienteering competition that takes place annually in different areas of Sweden. Orienteers from all over the world come to the competition. For orienteers around the world a trip to the O'ringen 5-days is their Mecca. This race attracts significant media coverage in Sweden and winning O-Ringen is often considered second only to the World Orienteering Championships, World Championships in prestige. The competition takes place in July, and takes place over 5 days, where every active day is a competition stage. Competitors are assigned start times for the first four stages of the race, but on the fifth and final stage a "chasing start" is used. In a chasing start the overall leader in each class starts first and the remaining Competition, competitors start according to the total time they trail. This means that the first runner over the finish line on the final stage is the winner. History The O-Ringen w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Tsvetkov
Dmitriy Alexandrovich Tsvetkov (; born September 10, 1983) is a Russian orienteering competitor and past European champion. He received a gold medal in the ''long distance'' at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils,EOC - Long Final – IOF, LOF. – 28.05.08 (Retrieved on June 4, 2008) and also a gold medal in the relay event, together with and Valentin Novikov
Valentin Yuryevich Novikov (; born 1 October 1974)
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Andrey Khramov
Andrey Mikhailovich Khramov (; born 17 January 1981 in Baskhortostan)Profile: Andrey Khramov Retrieved on June 04, 2008) is a Russian competitor. He is winner of the 2005 , Long distance, and finished third in 2006, and second in 2007.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventspils
Ventspils () is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Ventspils Castle, Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River. Other names Ventspils was historically known as ''Windau'' in German language, German. It had a Russian language, Russian name from the time of the Russian Empire, called ''Виндава (Vindava)'' or ''Виндау (Vindau),'' although ''Вентспилс (Ventspils)'' has been used since World War II. Some other names for the city include , Estonian language, Estonian: Vindavi, and . History Ventspils developed around the Livonian Order Ventspils Castle, built along the Venta River. It was chartered in 1314 and became an important mercantile c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
