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Bernt Bjørnsgaard

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Bernt Bjørnsgaard
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Inverness Relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tampere Relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Jyväskylä Short
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kastelruth Short
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kastelruth Relay

Bernt Bjørnsgaard (born 1973) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion.[1]

Biography

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Bjørnsgaard won a gold medal in the relay at the 1999 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness with the Norwegian team, along with Tore Sandvik, Petter Thoresen and Bjørnar Valstad. He placed 7th in the classic distance, and 10th in the short distance.[2]

He won a silver medal in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere.[1]

Bjørnsgaard won two individual national titles in orienteering, winning the middle distance in 1998 and 2001.[3] He was awarded the Kongepokal (King's Cup) trophy at the national championships twice, in 1998 and 2001.[4]

He represented Halden SK. He won the Jukola relay in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002.

References

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  1. ^ a b World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 22 January 2008)
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1999". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ Sundby, Jørn; Bryhn, Rolf. "Orientering – norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 465. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
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