Øystein Kristiansen
Encyclopedia
Øystein Kristiansen is a Norwegian
orienteering
competitor
and World champion. He won a gold medal both in the 2003 and the 2004 World Orienteering Championships
with the Norwegian Relay team. He received an individual bronze medal in 2003 (Middle distance).
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...
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 World champion. He won a gold medal both in the 2003 and the 2004 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....
with the Norwegian Relay team. He received an individual bronze medal in 2003 (Middle distance).