Bjørnar Valstad

Bjørnar Valstad
Medal record
Competitor for  Norway
Men's Orienteering
World Championships
1999 Inverness Classic
1999 Inverness Relay
2004 Västerås Long
2004 Västerås Relay
1991 Mariánské Lázně Relay
2001 Tampere Relay
2003 Rapperswil/Jona Middle
1995 Detmold Short
1997 Grimstad Short
1997 Grimstad Relay
Bjørnar Valstad

Bjørnar Valstad (born 27 April 1967) is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals.[1]

He retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where he became world champion in both the long and relay events, despite this he failed to make the Orienteering World Cup final round in Germany.

Valstad runs for and coaches the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He has previously represented Nydalens SK, NTHI and IL Stjørdals-Blink. From 2007 to 2014 he was the secretary-general of the Norges Orienteringsforbund.[1]

He is married to Hanne Staff.[1]

Achievements

World Orienteering Championships

European Orienteering Championships

Orienteering World Cup

World Games

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bjørnar Valstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
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