Jan Beneš (orienteering)
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Jan Beneš is a Czech
orienteering
competitor
, and junior world champion.
He became Junior World Champion
in the middle distance in Druskininkai
in 2006 (shared with Sören Bobach
), and with the Czech team in relay in Dubbo in 2007, together with Štěpán Kodeda
and Adam Chromý
.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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 junior world champion.
He became Junior World Champion
Junior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships are an orienteering competition held every year. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition...
in the middle distance in Druskininkai
Druskininkai
Druskininkai is a spa town on the Neman River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 18,233 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century.-Names:...
in 2006 (shared with Sören Bobach
Sören Bobach
Søren Bobach is a Danish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.He became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Druskininkai in 2006, shared with Jan Beneš...
), and with the Czech team in relay in Dubbo in 2007, together with Štěpán Kodeda
Štepán Kodeda
Štěpán Kodeda Štěpán Kodeda Štěpán Kodeda (born 5 February 1988 in Plzeň (English Pilsen) is a Czech orienteering competitor, and twice junior world champion. He defends the colors of the Swedish club IFK MORA in Dalarna. Štěpán is a IFK MORA runner since 2005...
and Adam Chromý
Adam Chromý
Adam Chromý is a Czech orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.He became Junior World Champion with the Czech team in relay in Dubbo in 2007, together with Štěpán Kodeda and Jan Beneš...
.