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Norwegian orienteer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petter Thoresen (born 10 March 1966)[2] is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1989 Individual World Orienteering Championships, the Short distance in 1993, and the Classic distance in 1997.[3] He also has a bronze medal on the Classic distance from 1993.
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Born | 10 March 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relative | Ingrid Hadler (aunt)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Halden SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thoresen is two times Relay World Champion, from 1989 and 1999, as well as having a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997.
He represented Bækkelagets SK and Halden SK. He won the Jukola relay 5 times between 1988 and 2003, first with Bækkelaget in 1988, and then with Halden SK in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2003.[4]
Thoresen was coach for the French national orienteering team from 2004 to 2008, and head coach for the Norwegian national team from 2008 to 2013.[5]
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