Bertil Norman (29 June 1929 – 24 March 2023) was a Swedish

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 ...

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. He is Relay World Champion from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on December 30, 2007) Norman was a top level orienteer in the 1950s and 1960s. He obtained an individual silver medal in the 1962 European Championships, as well as relay bronze in 1964. He was three times elected "Årets orienterare" (Orienteer of the Year) in Sweden, in 1961, 1962 and 1964. He is several times Swedish Champion: 1947 (Long distance), 1952 (Relay), 1959 (Relay), 1961 (Long distance, and Night Orienteering), 1962 (Night Orienteering), 1963 (Relay), and 1968 (Night Orienteering). Norman died on 24 March 2023, at the age of 93.

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1929 births 2023 deaths Swedish male orienteers Swedish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-orienteering-bio-stub