Bjørnar Valstad (born 27 April 1967)[1] is a Norwegian former orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals.[2]
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1967 Stjørdal, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Nittedal, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | electrical engineering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Head of department at Kuben | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1985–2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Orienteering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | 12 national championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valstad ran for[needs update] the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He previously represented Nydalens SK, NTHI and IL Stjørdals-Blink. From 2007 to 2014 he was the secretary-general of the Norges Orienteringsforbund.[2] He retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where he became world champion in both the long and relay events, despite this he failed to make the Orienteering World Cup final round in Germany.[citation needed] Valstad won the Jukola relay in 1995. 1999 and 2002.
He is married to former orienteering athlete Hanne Staff. They are living in Nittedal with their two daughters born 2006 and 2009.[2]
Valstad got his degree in electrical engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Since 2014 Valstad is head of department for electrical engineering at Kuben Upper Secondary School in Oslo.
Achievements
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World Orienteering Championships
- Gold, Long Distance, 2004 Sweden
- Gold, Relay Event, 2004 Sweden
- Gold, Classic Distance, 1999 Great Britain
- Gold, Relay Event, 1999 Great Britain
- Silver, Middle Distance, 2003 Switzerland
- Silver, Relay Event, 2001 Finland
- Silver, Relay Event, 1991 Czechoslovakia
- Bronze, Short Distance, 1997 Norway
- Bronze, Relay Event, 1997 Norway
- Bronze, Short Distance, 1995 Germany
European Orienteering Championships
- First, Overall Individual World Cup 2002
- Third, Overall Individual World Cup 1998
- Gold, Classic Distance, 2002 Switzerland
- Gold, Sprint Distance, 2002 Norway
- Gold, Classic Distance, 1998 Ireland
- Silver, Short Distance, 2002 Sweden
- Silver, Classic Distance, 1998 Great Britain
- Silver, Classic Distance, 1998 Estonia
- Silver, Classic Distance, 1996 Lithuania
- Bronze, Classic Event, 2002 Czech Republic
- Bronze, Short Distance, 1998 Great Britain
- Bronze, Classic Distance, 1998 Poland
- Bronze, Short Distance, 1998 Finland
- Gold, Relay Event, 2001 Japan
References
edit- ^ "Bjornar Valstad". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005.
- ^ a b c "Bjørnar Valstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
External links
edit- Bjørnar Valstad at the International Orienteering Federation
- Bjørnar Valstad at World of O
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