Steven Hale
Encyclopedia
Steven Hale is a British
orienteering
competitor
.
He received a silver medal in relay at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships
in West Point, together with Martin Bagness
, Stephen Palmer
and Jonathan Musgrave
, only 15 seconds behind the Finnish
winning team. He finished 6th in the relay in 1995, 6th in 1997, and 5th in 1999.
His best individual result is the 4th place in the short course in the 1993 world championships (shared with Jon Tvedt
, only one second behind bronze medal winner Martin Johansson). In 1999 he finished 8th in the short course, and 12th in the classic course.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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
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He received a silver medal in relay at the 1993 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 West Point, together with Martin Bagness
Martin Bagness
Martin Bagness is a British orienteering competitor.He received a silver medal in relay at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships in West Point, together with Jonathan Musgrave, Stephen Palmer and Steven Hale, only 15 seconds behind the Finnish winning team...
, Stephen Palmer
Stephen Palmer (orienteer)
Stephen Palmer is a British orienteer. He ran the third leg in Britain's silver medal winning relay team at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships. Stephen was also a member of the British relay team that won the Nordic Championships in 2001....
and Jonathan Musgrave
Jonathan Musgrave
Jonathan Musgrave is a British orienteering competitor.He received a silver medal in relay at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships in West Point, together with Martin Bagness, Stephen Palmer and Steven Hale, only 15 seconds behind the Swiss winning team...
, only 15 seconds behind the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
winning team. He finished 6th in the relay in 1995, 6th in 1997, and 5th in 1999.
His best individual result is the 4th place in the short course in the 1993 world championships (shared with Jon Tvedt
Jon Tvedt
Jon Tvedt was a Norwegian orienteering competitor and athlete who specialized in mountain running. He died while still active in his sport.-Orienteering:...
, only one second behind bronze medal winner Martin Johansson). In 1999 he finished 8th in the short course, and 12th in the classic course.