Egil Iversen
Encyclopedia
Egil Iversen is a Norwegian orienteering
competitor
. He received a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1985 World Orienteering Championships
in Bendigo
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champion (individual event) in 1982, and was awarded the King's Cup. He received gold medals in the relay event in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, competing for the club IF Sturla
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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...
. He received a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1985 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 Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
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National championships
Iversen became NorwegianNorway
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champion (individual event) in 1982, and was awarded the King's Cup. He received gold medals in the relay event in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, competing for the club IF Sturla
IF Sturla
Idrettsforeningen Sturla is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, founded in 1923. It has sections for athletics, orienteering and skiing.The athletics uses Marienlyst stadion as their home field....
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