Troy de Haas
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Troy de Haas is an Australia
n tower running, mountain running and orienteering competitor
.
He made sporting history in 1999 when he won a bronze medal in the long event at the Junior World Orienteering Championships
in Varna
, Bulgaria
. It was the first ever medal to be won by a non-European at the international level in the sport of Orienteering
.
In 2006 he achieved Australia's best ever men's result at a Senior World Orienteering Championships
placing 7th in the sprint event in Nagoya, Japan
. He was also a member of Australia's relay team that placed 6th at the 2001 World Championships in Tampere
, Finland
.
The world's biggest relay event, Jukola, was won by Turun Suunnistajat in 2001 with Troy running the 'long night' leg for the team. He is still today the only non-European to ever win Jukola.
In recent years he has placed at national mountain running championships and international tower running
races including Q1 (building)
, Fernsehturm Stuttgart
, Swissotel The Stamford
Singapore and Taipei 101
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n tower running, mountain running and orienteering 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...
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He made sporting history in 1999 when he won a bronze medal in the long event at the Junior World Orienteering Championships
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 Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It was the first ever medal to be won by a non-European at the international level in the sport of 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...
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In 2006 he achieved Australia's best ever men's result at a Senior 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....
placing 7th in the sprint event in Nagoya, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was also a member of Australia's relay team that placed 6th at the 2001 World Championships in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
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...
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The world's biggest relay event, Jukola, was won by Turun Suunnistajat in 2001 with Troy running the 'long night' leg for the team. He is still today the only non-European to ever win Jukola.
In recent years he has placed at national mountain running championships and international tower running
Tower running
Tower running is a sport, which involves running up tall man-made structures. Usually the races take place on the internal staircases of skyscrapers, but the term can cover any foot race which involves a course that ascends a man-made structure....
races including Q1 (building)
Q1 (building)
Q1 is a supertall skyscraper located in Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast. It is the world's third tallest residential tower after the 348 metre building The Marina Torch in Dubai won formal recognition as the tallest residential building in the world on 29 April 2011 by the Emporis...
, Fernsehturm Stuttgart
Fernsehturm Stuttgart
The Fernsehturm Stuttgart is the world's first TV tower built from concrete ....
, Swissotel The Stamford
Swissôtel The Stamford
Swissôtel The Stamford , is a luxury hotel in Singapore managed by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, Swissôtel The Stamford, at a height of is one of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotels...
Singapore and Taipei 101
Taipei 101
Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010...
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