Thierry Gueorgiou
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Thierry Gueorgiou (tjɛʁi ʒɔʁʒu; born March 30, 1979) is a French
orienteer
who has won more than 20 gold medal
s in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships
(WOC) middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.
three times (2004, 2005 and 2007).
Running for Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation
, he made his senior international debut at WOC 1997 in Grimstad
, Norway
, at the age of 18.
on the back of his tongue
. He left the course to go directly to the finish, where he collapsed, barely able to breathe. He was transported by helicopter to a hospital.
(Norway), and Michal Smola
(Czech Republic) were close behind the lead runner, Martin Johansson
(Sweden), when Johansson suffered a 12 cm deep penetrating trauma
from a stick in his right thigh
. While Nordberg ran for help, Gueorgiou and Smola stayed with Johansson. Gueorgiou pulled out the stick, then applied compression to the wound using his own shirt and GPS tracking
harness. Gueorgiou and Smola then carried Johansson to a road. Nordberg brought a physician there.
, and is noted for his technical expertise.
is Tero and he is commonly known as Tero Kettunen in Finland and Terje Gundersen in Norway. He lives in St. Étienne, France
, where he studies biology
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
orienteer
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...
who has won more than 20 gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s in international competitions, including the 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....
(WOC) middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.
Clubs
Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne and the Finnish Kalevan Rasti. With Kalevan Rasti he has won the Jukola RelayJukola 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...
three times (2004, 2005 and 2007).
Running for Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation
Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation
Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation is the national orienteering Federation of France. It is a full member of the International Orienteering Federation.-See also:French orienteers...
, he made his senior international debut at WOC 1997 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...
, Norway
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...
, at the age of 18.
World Orienteering Championships
Gueorgiou was a member of the French relay team at WOC 2008 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. While running in a clear lead on the third leg, he suffered a bee stingBee sting
A bee sting is strictly a sting from a bee . In the vernacular it can mean a sting of a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket. Some people may even call the bite of a horse-fly a bee sting...
on the back of his tongue
Tongue
The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication. It is the primary organ of taste , as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly...
. He left the course to go directly to the finish, where he collapsed, barely able to breathe. He was transported by helicopter to a hospital.
Martin Johansson 2009 WOC injury
At WOC 2009 in Miskolc, Hungary, during the last leg of the relay race Gueorgiou, Anders NordbergAnders 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:...
(Norway), and Michal Smola
Michal Smola
Michal Smola is a Czech orienteering competitor, silver medalist from the world championships, and junior world champion. He became Junior World Champion in the short distance in Nove Mesto na Morave in 2000, and with the Czech team in relay in 2000 and in 2001...
(Czech Republic) were close behind the lead runner, Martin Johansson
Martin Johansson (orienteering b. 1984)
Martin Johansson is a Swedish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor, medallist from the orienteering world championships, and a 2004 Junior World Champion in relay...
(Sweden), when Johansson suffered a 12 cm deep penetrating trauma
Penetrating trauma
Penetrating trauma is an injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating an open wound. In blunt, or non-penetrating trauma, there may be an impact, but the skin is not necessarily broken. The penetrating object may remain in the tissues, come back out...
from a stick in his right thigh
Thigh
In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.The single bone in the thigh is called the femur...
. While Nordberg ran for help, Gueorgiou and Smola stayed with Johansson. Gueorgiou pulled out the stick, then applied compression to the wound using his own shirt and GPS tracking
GPS tracking
A GPS tracking unit is a device that uses the Global Positioning System to determine the precise location of a vehicle, person, or other asset to which it is attached and to record the position of the asset at regular intervals...
harness. Gueorgiou and Smola then carried Johansson to a road. Nordberg brought a physician there.
European Championships
Gueorgiou was the 2006 European champion in trail orienteeringTrail Orienteering
Trail orienteering is an orienteering sport that involves precise reading of an orienteering map and the corresponding terrain. Trail orienteers must identify, in the terrain and in the presence of decoys, control points shown on the map...
, and is noted for his technical expertise.
Personal life
Gueorgiou's nicknameNickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
is Tero and he is commonly known as Tero Kettunen in Finland and Terje Gundersen in Norway. He lives in St. Étienne, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he studies biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
.
