Carsten Jørgensen
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Carsten Jørgensen (born 25 October 1970) is a Danish
orienteering
competitor
and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships
in Grimstad
with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold
(classic distance).
He has been quite successful in cross country running
competitions. He finished fourth at the 1996 European Cross Country Championships
and went on to take the gold medal at the 1997 edition
. He won the senior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships
consecutively in 1997 and 1998. He competed in the European Championships for a third time in 1998
, finishing in fifth place. He was the 1999 winner of the men's race at the Eurocross
in Luxembourg
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Grimstad
Grimstad
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Other notable places in Grimstad include Eide, Fevik, Fjære, Landvik, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, and Roresanden.It is...
with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold
Detmold
Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 74,000. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947...
(classic distance).
He has been quite successful in cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
competitions. He finished fourth at the 1996 European Cross Country Championships
1996 European Cross Country Championships
The 3rd European Cross Country Championships were held at Charleroi in Belgium on 15 December 1996. Jon Brown took the title in the men's competition and Sara Wedlund won the women's race.-Men individual 9.65km:100 runners finished.-Men teams:...
and went on to take the gold medal at the 1997 edition
1997 European Cross Country Championships
The 4th European Cross Country Championships were held at Oeiras in Portugal on 14 December 1997. Danish orienteer Carsten Jørgensen took the title in the men's competition and Joalsiae Llado won the women's race.-Men individual 10km:83 runners finished....
. He won the senior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships
Nordic Cross Country Championships
The Nordic Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition that is contested between the Nordic countries...
consecutively in 1997 and 1998. He competed in the European Championships for a third time in 1998
1998 European Cross Country Championships
The 5th European Cross Country Championships were held at Ferrara in Italy on 13 December 1998. Serhiy Lebid took the title in the men's competition and Paula Radcliffe won the women's race.-Men individual 9.7km:79 runners finished-Men teams:...
, finishing in fifth place. He was the 1999 winner of the men's race at the Eurocross
Eurocross
Eurocross is an annual international cross country running competition which takes place in Diekirch, Luxembourg in February. It is one of the IAAF permit meetings which serve as qualifying events for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships....
in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
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