Håvard Tveite Explained

Håvard Tveite
Birth Date:5 March 1962
Birth Place:Ås, Norway
Death Place:Ås, Norway
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Håvard Tveite (5 March 1962 – 30 May 2021) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor.[1] He was Relay World Champion from 1987[2] and 1989,[3] [4] and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships.[4]

He was winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 1990,[5] and placed third in the overall cup in 1988.[6] He represented the sports clubs Ås IL and NTHI.[7]

Tveite was also a regular contributor to the QGIS project, contributing to documentation[8] and developing various plugins.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Athlete profile: Håvard Tveite . runners.worldofo.com . 4 June 2019 .
  2. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1987 . . 16 July 2017.
  3. http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
  4. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1989 . . 16 July 2017.
  5. Web site: World Cup 1990 Overall . old.orienteering.org . International Orienteering Federation . 4 June 2019 .
  6. Web site: World Cup 1988 Overall . old.orienteering.org . International Orienteering Federation . 4 June 2019 .
  7. Encyclopedia: Håvard Tveite . Rolf . Bryhn . . 31 May 2021 . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 8 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Underdark . Håvard Tveite has passed away . QGIS.org Blog . 10 June 2021 . 19 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Plugins from havatv . QGIS Python Plugins Repository . 19 June 2021.