Bernt Bjørnsgaard Explained

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

Biography

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
  2. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1999 . . 19 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706035219/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=32 . 6 July 2020.
  3. Encyclopedia: Orientering  - norgesmestere . Jørn . Sundby . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 22 July 2024.
  4. Book: Schanke, Tom A . Norsk Idrettsleksikon . Norwegian . 2007 . Aller Forlag . 978-82-8156-044-4 . 465.