Kasper Fosser Explained
| Kasper Fosser |
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| Sport: | Orienteering |
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Kasper Harlem Fosser (born 1999) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents Norwegian club IL Heming and Swedish club IFK Göteborg.[1]
His achievements include winning the overall Orienteering World Cup twice, in 2021 and 2022, and three individual gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships.
Orienteering career
2019
Fosser won a silver medal at the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold, and has won gold medals in both long distance, middle distance and relay in the Junior World Orienteering Championships.[2] [3]
2021
He won a gold medal in long distance[4] at the 2021 World Orienteering Championships in Doksy, and silver medal in the sprint at the same championships, behind Isac von Krusenstierna.[5] [6] Fosser won the long distance, held near Heřmánky, in a time of 1:35:55, ahead of Matthias Kyburz and Magne Daehli.[7]
He won the overall 2021 Orienteering World Cup ahead of Matthias Kyburz, with 460 points, having three race victories.[8]
2022
At the 2022 World Orienteering Championships he won the gold medal in the individual sprint, and a bronze in the mixed sprint relay.[9] [10]
He also won the overall 2022 Orienteering World Cup ahead of Martin Regborn, scoring 382 points, with two individual race victories.[11]
2023
He won a gold medal in the long distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, after a close fight with Matthias Kyburz.[12] In October 2023 he won a silver medal in sprint at the European Orienteering Championships in Verona.[13]
He placed second overall in the 2023 Orienteering World Cup, behind Kyburz.[14]
2024
Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh in July 2024, he qualified for the sprint final, where he placed 17th.[15] Two days later Fosser ran the third leg for Norway in the mixed sprint relay. The Norwegian team, which also included Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad, Eirik Langedal Breivik and Andrine Benjaminsen, won bronze medals in the relay.[16] [17]
He won a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2024 European Orienteering Championships in Hungary, behind Eirik Langedal Breivik.[18] [19] The next day he won a gold medal in the long distance at the championships, ahead of Daniel Hubmann.[20] [21] [22] Fosser was running the last leg in the relay at the 2024 European Championships, winning gold medal for Norway along with Eirik Langedal Breivik and Eskil Kinneberg.[23] [24]
Skyrunning
Fosser has also competed in skyrunning, winning the U23 category in the combined Youth Skyrunning World Championships in 2021.[25]
Personal life
Fosser is a grandson of former international orienteer Per Fosser.[26]
Results
World Championship results
| Year |
| Age | Long | Middle | Sprint | Relay | Sprint
Relay | Knock Out
Sprint |
| 20 | 2 | — | | — | | |
| 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | | | 1 | | 3 | — |
| 24 | 1 | 7 | | 4 | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Sundström . Karl . Här är idrotten där IFK Göteborg vill bli bäst i världen . 2 January 2022 . 30 April 2022 . Göteborgs-Posten . sv . dmy-all.
- Web site: Kasper Fosser . eventor.orienteering.org/ . 14 August 2019.
- Web site: Kasper Harlem Fosser . runners.worldofo.com . 29 September 2022.
- Web site: Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Long . eventor.orienteering.org . 12 July 2021.
- Web site: Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint final . eventor.orienteering.org . 4 July 2021.
- Web site: Svenskt skrällguld i herrsprinten . svt.se . 3 July 2021 . sv . 4 July 2021.
- Web site: Alexandersson and Fosser the fastest in the infinite labyrinth of sandstones – WOC2021.
- Web site: Orienteering World Cup 2021 . ranking.orienteering.org . 15 July 2024 .
- Web site: Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Sprint . eventor.orienteering.org . 29 September 2022.
- Web site: Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Sprint Relay . eventor.orienteering.org . 29 September 2022.
- Web site: Orienteering World Cup 2022 . ranking.orienteering.org . 15 July 2024 .
- News: VM-gull på langdistanse for Fosser . no . nrk.no . 13 July 2023 . 13 July 2023.
- News: EM-sølv til Fosser - bommet på pallen . no . nrk.no . 3 October 2023 . 25 July 2024.
- Web site: Orienteering World Cup 2023 . ranking.orienteering.org . 15 July 2024 .
- Web site: World Ranking - Sprint. Final . IOF Eventor . 12 July 2024 . 14 July 2024.
- Web site: VM-bronse til Norge i sprintstafetten . Bjørn . Hauge . 14 July 2024 . kondis.no . 14 July 2024 . no.
- Web site: Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2024 - Sprint Relay . eventor.orienteering.org . 14 July 2024 . 14 July 2024.
- News: Norsk dobbeltseier i Orienterings-EM . nrk.no . 17 August 2024 . 17 August 2024 . Norwegian .
- Web site: Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Middle . eventor.orienteering.org . 17 August 2024 . 17 August 2024 .
- News: Fosset inn til EM-gull med nesten fire minutters margin . Ole Kristian . Strøm . 18 August 2024 . vg.no . 21 August 2024 . no .
- News: Kasper Fosser med EM-gull i orientering – suveren på langdistansen . nrk.no . 18 August 2024 . 18 August 2024 . Norwegian .
- Web site: Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Long . eventor.orienteering.org . 18 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 .
- News: Nytt norsk gull i orienterings-EM . nrk.no . 20 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 . no .
- Web site: Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Relay . eventor.orienteering.org . 20 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 .
- Web site: Wind in the sails for Spain and Norway at the Youth World Champs final . August 2021.
- Web site: VM i orientering 2019 Kasper Fosser: Han er en sensasjon . Dagbladet . Esten O. . Sæther . 14 August 2019 . Norwegian . 22 August 2019.
