Sixten Sild (born 19 June 1964, in

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) is an

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orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a ...

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, bronze medallist for the

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in the world championships, and later competing for Estonia. He received a bronze medal in the ''classic course'' at the

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2 ...

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in 1991.World Orienteering Championships
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 19, 2008) He finished 4th in the ''

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'' in 1989, and 5th in 1991 with the Soviet team. Sild's best overall performance in the

Orienteering World Cup The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The official World Cup was held first in 1986, and then ever ...

was finishing 8th in 1996. Other World Cup overall results: 1990: 16th; 1992: 12th; 1994: 20th; 1998: 24th.World Cup
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 19, 2008) His sons Timo Sild and Lauri Sild are also active orienteers and competing at an international level.

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Sixten Sild
at World of O Runners 1964 births Living people Estonian orienteers Soviet orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Tartu {{Orienteering-bio-stub

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