Øyvin Thon
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's orienteering | ||
Representing  Norway | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1979 Tampere | Individual |
| | 1981 Thun | Individual |
| | 1981 Thun | Relay |
| | 1983 Zalaegerszeg | Relay |
| | 1985 Bendigo | Relay |
| | 1987 Gérardmer | Relay |
| | 1989 Skaraborg | Relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1983 Zalaegerszeg | Individual |
Øyvin Thon (born 25 March 1958) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and several times world champion.
He is married to Brit Volden, also a World Orienteering Champion. In 2005 they both climbed Cho Oyu (8201 meters).[1]
International championships
Thon received gold medals at the 1979 and 1981 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[2] and finished second in 1983. He is also five times Relay champion, as a member of the Norwegian winning teams in 1981 (Thun, Switzerland), 1983 (Zalaegerszeg, Hungary), 1985 (Bendigo, Australia), 1987 (Gérardmer, France) and 1989 (Skaraborg, Sweden).
He won the Overall World Cup in Orienteering in 1988, and finished second in 1986.
World Championships, 1979 in Tampere, Finland
Men
| Position | Name | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Øyvin Thon | 1.36.07 |
| 2. | Egil Johansen | 1.37.17 |
| 3. | Tore Sagvolden | 1.37.27 |
| 4. |  Kjell Lauri | 1.38.54 |
| 5. | Lars Lönnkvist | 1.40.28 |
| 6. | Rolf Pettersson | 1.41.30 |
| 7. |  Risto Nuuros | 1.42.01 |
| 8. |  Dieter Hulligerv | 1.42.26 |
| 9. | Eystein Weltzien | 1.44.03 |
| 10. | Dieter Wolf | 1.45.40 |
National championships
Thon is several times Norwegian champion. He won the classic distance in 1980, achieved bronze medals in 1981 and 1982, and silver medal in 1985.[4] He won the relay with the club IF Sturla seven years in a row from 1979 to 1985.[5] He won the long distance in 1981, 1983 and 1986.[6] He received gold medals in night orienteering in 1981, 1982 and 1984.[7]
References
- ↑ The Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen reached the top on Cho Oyu - Unarmed expedition 2005 (Retrieved on December 8, 2007)
- ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 8, 2007)
- ↑ Great example of perseverance and working ethics
- ↑ Knut Berglia; Tom-Erik Brohaug; Kristoffer Staver; Kaare Thuesen; Torgeir Strandhagen, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. pp. 310–311.
- ↑ Berglia 1987: pp. 321–322
- ↑ Berglia 1987: p. 323
- ↑ Berglia 1987: p. 324