Halden SK
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Halden Skiklubb is a Norwegian
sports club from Halden
, founded on 12 January 1891. It has sections for orienteering
, skiing
and cycling
.
The orienteering in Halden was first organized in the multi-sports club Halden IL, founded 1912. Among its prominent orienteers are Jarkko Huovila
, Emil Wingstedt
, Anne Margrethe Hausken
, Tore Sandvik
, Petter Thoresen
, Bernt Bjørnsgaard
and Anders Nordberg
.
In orienteering Halden SK has won Jukola relay
seven times, latest 2011.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sports club from Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
, founded on 12 January 1891. It has sections for 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...
, skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
and cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
.
The orienteering in Halden was first organized in the multi-sports club Halden IL, founded 1912. Among its prominent orienteers are Jarkko Huovila
Jarkko Huovila
Jarkko Huovila is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships...
, Emil Wingstedt
Emil Wingstedt
Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...
, Anne Margrethe Hausken
Anne Margrethe Hausken
Anne Margrethe Hausken is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.-World championships:...
, Tore Sandvik
Tore Sandvik
Tore Sandvik is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness with the Norwegian Relay team.-International results:...
, Petter Thoresen
Petter Thoresen
Petter Thoresen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1989 Individual World Orienteering Championships, the Short distance in 1993, and the Classic distance in 1997...
, Bernt Bjørnsgaard
Bernt Bjørnsgaard
Bernt Harildstad Bjørnsgaard is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness with the Norwegian Relay team. He received a silver medal in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere.He represented...
and Anders Nordberg
Anders Nordberg
Anders Nordberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 2004 World Orienteering Championship, and again a bronze medal in 2007. He finished second in the overall World Cup 2007.-Biography:...
.
In orienteering Halden SK has won Jukola relay
Jukola relay
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. The race always takes place on Saturday between 13th and 19 June in different sites around Finland. The northernmost location has been 50 km north from the Arctic Circle...
seven times, latest 2011.