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Frederic Tranchand and Minna Kauppi are only two of the 17 athletes who have been nominated for The Orienteering Achievement of 2010. 16 of the candidates have been nominated by an expert panel – the 17th nominee is the people’s wildcard chosen from the suggestions by the orienteering community.
In this edition of Orienteering Achievement of the Year we have asked the experts to nominate runners for the Orienteering Achievement of 2010: National Team trainers and other people with excellent knowledge of the orienteering scene have been asked to nominate their candidates for “The Orienteering Achievement of 2010″
- Radek Novotny, Czech National Team trainer
- Thomas Bührer, Swiss National Team trainer (until 2010)
- Janne Salmi, Finnish National Team trainer (until 2010)
- Kenneth Buch, Trainer of Halden SK (until 2010)
- Jørn Sundby, Orienteering speaker/expert
Have a look at the nominees the jury came up with – and the great achievement the athletes have been nominated for. Now it is up to you! Give your vote and please help spreading the news – and give all these great achievements by the worlds finest orienteers their deserved honor!
Who did the greatest achievements of 2010? Read their stories – and vote here:
Prizes for “Lucky voters”
Prizes will be drawn among the voters according to the following rules:
- A person can only vote once in each of the categories (if several people share one internet connection, only one can vote, as the IP address is used to identify the voter along with the email-address of the voter).
- The 14 great prizes from our sponsors will be drawn among all people voting. Sponsors and prizes have been announced on Monday November 29th.
- The winners will be made public after the poll closes and the winners have been presented at World of O and Ultimate Orienteering.
Note that in the vote for “The Orienteering Achievement of 2010″, the best achievement of the year is to be named – and not necessarily the best orienteer of 2010.
Spread the news
Help making the poll as representative for the international orienteering community as possible! Spread the news about the poll, by publishing an article about the election on your website, and encourage people participating. Please use this link:
Of all websites with on average more than 50 visitors/day who link to the poll after it has been opened for voting, five websites will be drawn who will get a free “Sponsored Link” at either World of O or Ultimate Orienteering. Websites with on average more than 200 visitors/day will count triple when linking to the poll. Send an email to Jan@Kocbach.net with the sites address if you want to be part of this draw for free sponsored links. Sponsored links may be to any orienteering related page or product – must not necessarily be the website drawn. All sites linking to the poll will be listed at the poll page.
Main Sponsor: Trimtex
Trimtex Sport, based in Norway, is one of the main producers of orienteering sportswear. Since its foundation in 1976 with base in the orienteering market, Trimtex Sport has been producing sportswear with focus on unique colours and designs, for clubs and corporations. Today, Trimtex Sport is the proud maker of outstanding sportswear, which is carefully designed from top to bottom to fit the customer’s needs and specifications.
Trimtex Sport is, like last year, the main sponsor or The Orienteering Achievement 2010 election and they are generous to give the following prizes:
- Each of the two athletes winning “The Orienteering Achievement of the year” receive a Trimtex Speed o-shirt
- Among the Lucky voters, 1 Speed o-shirt, 3 Trimtex necks (buff) and 3 Vison LZR headbands will be drawn
- See the Trimtex webpage for more information about Trimtex
Event sponsor: Fjord-o Arctic – Midnattsolgaloppen 2011
Fjord-o Arctic Midnattsolgaloppen is the biggest and most popular event which is regularly organized north of the polar circle. Fjord-o is known for its mix of interesting orienteering with wonderful nature between fjords and mountains. Fjord-o 2011 is organized from June 28th until July 1st 2011.
- Among the Lucky voters, 2 transferable starts for the complete Fjord-o Arctic – Midnattsolgaloppen 2011 will be drawn.
- See Fjord-o Arctic – Midnattsolgaloppen webpage for more information about the event
Event sponsor: Kopaonik Open 2011
Kopaonik Open is held since 2001 on beautiful terrains in the national and tourist centre Kopaonik in Serbia. Kopaonik is the biggest mountain of central Serbia, spreading its wide mountain-ridge 83km long. Kopaonik is also called “Mountain of the Sun” – with almost 200 sunny days annually. Kopaonik Open 2011 is organized in Kopaonik from July 12th until July 17th 2011.
- Among the Lucky voters, 2 transferable packets for the complete Kopaonik Open 2011 will be drawn. The packet contains “Training, model event and 6 events Kopaonik Open, accommondation in apartments in Hotels in Turistic Center (from Monday 11.07 to Manday 18.07), provided guides for excursions and hiking tours, T-Shirt of competition”.
- See Kopaonik Open webpage for more information about the event
Event sponsor: OOcup
OOCup is a popular Slovenian event which is famous for its interesting karst orienteering and great nature. OOCup 2011 is organized from July 22th until July 26th.
- Among the Lucky voters, 2 transferable starts for the complete OOCup 2011 will be drawn.
- See OOCup webpage for more information about the event
Event sponsor: Portugal O-meeting 2011
For the second time in its history, Grupo Desportivo dos Quatro Caminhos organizes Portugal “O” Meeting. The Portugal “O” Meeting is a foot orienteering event, counting for IOF’s World Ranking (IOF WRE) and for the Portuguese Orienteering Federation’s Cup, open to people of any age, that may participate in the competition or open classes, individually, or in a group.
Portugal “O” Meeting 2011 is organized in the surroundings of Portalegre from March 5th until March 8th 2011.
- Among the Lucky voters, one free transferable start for the Portugal “O” Meeting will be drawn.
- See the Portugal “O” Meeting webpage for more information about the event
