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Vote for the Orienteering Achievement of 2008!

Voting for the “The Orienteering Achievement of 2008″ has now opened – and will be open from November 28th until December 9th. The past week all nominated runners have been presented at World of O and Ultimate Orienteering – and now everything is ready to name the Orienteering Achievement of ...

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Francois Gonon: Presentation

– Actually I’m not sure if my biggest achievement was to get a bronze medal in long distance in the World Champs or “almost” manage to reach a 4000m legendary summit in the French Alps. Both experiences were extremely challenging and I was immediately thinking to try again with “better ...

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Jamie Stevenson: Presentation

– Running up the finish straight at the WOC Relay with my team and meeting our coach and friend Dave Peel was the highlight of the season, Jamie Stevenson tells us in this interview. Stevenson took home the victory for Great Britain in one of the most special orienteering thrillers ...

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Runesson and Falk: Ultimate Junior Orienteers of 2008!

Johan Runesson and Beata Falk – both from Sweden – have been named “The Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008″ in the mens and womens class, respectively! Runesson took 40% of the votes – nearly twice as many as Timo Sild in second spot. In the womens class it was a ...

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Dana Brozkova: Presentation

– It was a great chance, but there was also a big pressure from myself and from the fans. I am really happy that I managed to win the gold medal. It was like a dream, Dana Brozkova says in this interview. Her Gold medal at the World Orienteering Champs ...

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Michal Smola: Presentation

– I ran a good race without any major mistakes but I still could not believe that I was second, Michal Smola says after winning a very popular silver medal at home ground in Olomouc – actually the first by a Czech man since the gold medals of Petr Kozák ...

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1500 votes – 39 countries – Two days to go

Especially the womens class is open – with a tough voting fight between a few of the very best Juniors in 2008. In the mens class, there is a clearer lead, but still nothing is decided in the mens class either. More than 1500 votes have been given so far ...

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Andrey Khramov: Presentation

– I’m just a simple man. I have a family: a wife – Nadja, a son Sasha and a cat Masha. This is how Andrey Khramov – one of the best orienteers in the World in this century – presents himself. He is known as the orienteer who gets better ...

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Presentation: Signe Søes

– I would love to say, that I was a professional orienteer – but reality is, that I have a full time study at the University besides the training, Signe Søes says in this interview. Nevertheless, Søes has managed to make several big steps this year – going from a ...

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Daniel Hubmann: Presentation

– 2012 is already in my head – then the World Champs are held in Switzerland. I’m dreaming of winning WOC Gold in all 4 disciplines in my career, Daniel Hubmann explains in this interview. Hubmann had seven WOC and EOC silver medals before he took his Gold medal over ...

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