Jørgen Baklid Explained

Jørgen Baklid
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Jørgen Baklid (born 1999) is a Norwegian orienteering and ski orienteering competitor. His achievements in ski orienteering include winning several gold medals at the World Ski Orienteering Championships. In foot orienteering he has obtained one individual silver medal at the world championships.

Sports career

Born in 1999,^[1] Baklid represents the clubs NTNUI and Konnerud IL in ski orienteering, and Oppsal IF in foot orienteering.^[1]

Ski orienteering

Competing at the 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships he won a gold medal in the middel distance, and a bronze medal in sprint behind Vladislav Kiselev and Audun Heimdal.^[2]

Af the 2022 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Kemi-Keminmaa, he won a gold medal in the pursuit.

At the 2024 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Ramsau he won a gold medal in sprint, his first sprint title.^[3] He won the gold medal in pursuit,^[4] as well as in the middle distance,^[5] and a gold medal in the mixed relay along with .^{[6] [7]}

Foot orienteering

Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, Baklid won a silver medal in the knockout sprint, behind winner Riccardo Rancan.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jørgen Baklid . eventor.orienteering.org . 16 July 2024.
2. Web site: Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint . eventor.orienteering.org . 24 February 2021 . 16 July 2024.
3. News: Jørgen Baklid tok VM-gull . nrk.no . 24 January 2024 . 16 July 2024 . no.
4. News: Jørgen Baklid med to gull på ski-o-VMs to første dager . Rolf . Bakken . kondis.no . 25 January 2024 . 16 July 2024 . no.
5. Web site: Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2024 - Middle . eventor.orienteering.org . 26 January 2024 . 17 July 2024.
6. Web site: Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2024 - Sprint Relay . eventor.orienteering.org . 27 January 2024 . 17 July 2024.
7. Web site: Jørgen Baklid - Firedobbelt verdensmester! . konnerud.no . 16 July 2024 . no.
8. News: Norsk sølv i orienterings-VM . nrk.no . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . no.
9. Web site: Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2024 - Knock out sprint . eventor.orienteering.org . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024.