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5 unusual facts about orienteering


Backpacker murders

On 19 September 1992, a group of orienteers discovered a decaying corpse while orienteering in the Belanglo State Forest.

French Creek State Park

French Creek State Park is considered by some as the "Orienteering Capital of North America".

Live-action game

Rules for live-action games are extremely simple compared to other forms of live interactive games like American Football or Orienteering.

Mantas Armalis

Both his parents were professional orienteers and moved to Sweden due to popularity of the sport.

The Chevin

There is also an Orienteering course in the forest park, with maps available from the local tourist office.


Andrey Khramov

He won the World Orienteering Championships in the sprint distance in Olomouc in 2008 and defended his title in Miskolc in 2009.

Anna-Lena

Anna-Lena Axelsson, Löfgren's Swedish compatriot and orienteering competitor

British Orienteering Federation

Orienteering was introduced to the UK in the 1950s and was heavily supported by renowned Olympians including John Disley and Chris Brasher.

Eivor Steen-Olsson

At the 1970 World Orienteering Championships in Friedrichroda she won a gold medal in the relay for Sweden again, this time with Birgitta Larsson and Ulla Lindkvist.

General Service Training School

Recruits are given instruction in military history, customs and courtesies, drill, rifle shooting and maintenance, life saving, military administrative procedures, orienteering and map reading, NBC warfare, military rank structures, insignia recognition, interior economy, and ten days in the field at RNZAF Dip Flat in which the CRTS training is put to the test.

Kalle Johansson

:For the Swedish orienteering competitor, see Karl Johansson.

Kiril Nikolov

During the World Championships in 2004 he showed the orienteering fans his class in the relay events, coming 5th on the first leg, just seconds after the first teams.

Romsås IL

It was founded in 1972, and the club has sections for football, handball, floorball, orienteering, aerobic and artistic gymnastics

Sandy Hott

Sandy Hott (née Alexandra Smith; born 1974) is a Canadian physician and orienteering competitor.

Simonas

Simonas Krėpšta (born 1984), a Lithuanian orienteering competitor

South African Orienteering Federation

SAOF organizes the South African Orienteering championships, which was first held in Silvermine in 1983.

Väisänen

Mervi Väisänen (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor

Valborg Madslien

At the 1998 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Windischgarsten she won a bronze medal with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of herself, Hanne Sletner and Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen.


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