Kasper Harlem Fosser (born 1999) is a Norwegian
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 ...
competitor who represents Norwegian club
IL Heming and Swedish club
IFK Göteborg
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.
His achievements include winning the overall
Orienteering World Cup
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twice, in 2021 and 2022, and three individual gold medals at the
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 ...
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Orienteering career
2019
Fosser won a silver medal at the
2019 World Orienteering Championships in
Østfold
Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...
, and has won gold medals in both long distance, middle distance and relay in the
Junior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) are an annual orienteering competition. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition. Representative countries mu ...
.
2021
He won a gold medal in long distance at the
2021 World Orienteering Championships in
Doksy
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Administrative division
Doksy consists of eight municipal parts ...
, and silver medal in the sprint at the same championships, behind
Isac von Krusenstierna. Fosser won the long distance, held near
Heřmánky, in a time of 1:35:55, ahead of
Matthias Kyburz and
Magne Daehli.
He won the overall
2021 Orienteering World Cup ahead of
Matthias Kyburz, with 460 points, having three race victories.
2022
At the
2022 World Orienteering Championships he won the gold medal in the individual sprint, and a bronze in the mixed sprint relay.
He also won the overall
2022 Orienteering World Cup ahead of
Martin Regborn, scoring 382 points, with two individual race victories.
2023
He won a gold medal in the long distance at the
2023 World Orienteering Championships, after a close fight with Matthias Kyburz. In October 2023 he won a silver medal in sprint at the European Orienteering Championships in
Verona
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He placed second overall in the
2023 Orienteering World Cup, behind Kyburz.
2024
Competing at the
2024 World Orienteering Championships
The 2024 World Orienteering Championships was held from 12 to 16 July 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The championships consisted of 5 days of races, plus a warm-up event one day prior to the start of the competition.
Schedule
Medal summary
M ...
in
Edinburgh
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in July 2024, he qualified for the sprint final, where he placed 17th. Two days later Fosser ran the third leg for Norway in the mixed sprint relay. The Norwegian team, which also included
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 ...
,
Eirik Langedal Breivik 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 bronze medals in the relay.
He won a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2024
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
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in Hungary, behind Eirik Langedal Breivik. The next day he won a gold medal in the long distance at the championships, ahead of
Daniel Hubmann. Fosser was running the last leg in the relay at the 2024 European Championships, winning gold medal for Norway along with
Eirik Langedal Breivik and
Eskil Kinneberg.
Skyrunning
Fosser has also competed in
skyrunning
Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may ...
, winning the U23 category in the combined Youth Skyrunning World Championships in 2021.
Personal life
Fosser is a grandson of former international orienteer
Per Fosser.
Results
World Championship results
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
Norwegian male orienteers
Norwegian foot orienteers
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
World Games medalists in orienteering
World Games gold medalists for Norway
World Games silver medalists for Norway
Medalists at the 2022 World Games
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen