Eskil Kinneberg (born 17 May 1992) is a Norwegian orienteer. In addition to winning individual gold medal at the Orienteering World Championships and individual silver medal at the European championships, he has won eight medals with Norwegian teams in the relays at the world and European championships, including several victories.

Career

At the

2017 World Orienteering Championships The 34th World Orienteering Championships were held in Tartu, Estonia in June/July 2017. The official name of the event is Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2017 after the title sponsor Nokian Tyres. Event dates and locations R ...

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

, Estonia, Kinneberg placed fifth in the long distance, eighth in the middle distance, and won a gold medal in the relay (with

Olav Lundanes Olav Lundanes (born 11 November 1987) is a Norway, 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 compe ...

and

Magne Dæhli Magne Dæhli (born 24 April 1987) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, ski-orienteer, and cross-country skier. His achievements include five medals in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships, of which three are gold medals. His be ...

). He won a gold medal in the middle distance at the

2018 World Orienteering Championships The 35th World Orienteering Championships were held in Latvia in August 2018. The hosts were Riga, Sigulda and Turaida. Schedule Medal summary Medal table Men Women Mixed References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT ...

in Latvia, ahead of

Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann (born 16 April 1983 in Eschlikon, Thurgau) is a Swiss orienteering competitor. Hubmann is the most successful male Swiss orienteer of all time, with 9 Gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships. In 2023, with his victory ...

and

Florian Howald Florian Howald (born 20 August 1991 in Oberönz, Switzerland) is a Swiss orienteering competitor. At the 2016 World Orienteering Championships in Strömstad he won a silver medal in mixed sprint relay with the Swiss team, along with Rahel Fried ...

. This was Kinneberg's first individual world championships medal. He was also part of the Norwegian gold-winning relay team at the 2018 World Championships, running the second leg, with

Gaute Hallan Steiwer Gaute Hallan Steiwer (born 31 January 1990) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He was born in Oslo. He won gold medals in the middle distance and in the relay at the 2010 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Aalborg. He won a gold ...

running the first leg, and

the third. He won a gold medal in the relay at the 2018 European Championships, along with Magne Dæhli and

. At the 2021 World Orienteering Championships Kinneberg was part of the Norwegian relay team tha won silver medal, along with Gaute Steiwer and

Kasper Fosser Kasper Harlem Fosser (born 1999) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents Norwegian club IL Heming and Swedish club IFK Göteborg. His achievements include winning the overall Orienteering World Cup twice, in 2021 and 2022, and th ...

. He took part in the mixed sprint relay at the 2021 European championships in

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, where the Norwegian team (

Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad (born 1999) is a Norwegian orienteer who competes internationally, and runs for the club Fossum IF. Career Bjørnstad represented Norway at the 2021 European Orienteering Championships, where she won a bronze meda ...

, Kinneberg, Kasper Fosser and

Andrine Benjaminsen Andrine Benjaminsen (born 23 August 1995) is a Norwegian orienteer and ski orienteer. Her acievements in ski orienteering include winning two bronze medals in the Junior World Championships. In foot orienteering, she has won medals at the Wo ...

) won a bronze medal. He won a silver medal in the long distance 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 ...

, behind

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 in Rakvere, Estonia. Regborn won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2016 Europ ...

. He was also part of the Norwegian relay team that won gold medals at the 2022 European championships. He placed seventh in the middle distance at the 2024

in Hungary. Kinneberg was running the first leg in the relay at the 2024 European Championships, winning gold medal for Norway along with Eirik Langedal Breivik and

. With his club

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, Kinneberg won the 2017

Jukola relay 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 northern ...

World Championship results

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinneberg, Eskil 1992 births Living people Norwegian male orienteers Norwegian foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen