Grant Bluett

Grant Bluett is an Australian orienteering competitor, born on 6 November 1972. He won the individual gold medal at the World Games in 2001, becoming the first men's World Games orienteering champion. The victory was described as one of the biggest upsets in the history of world-level orienteering and was the first senior individual medal ever won by a competitor from outside Europe, which gave the sport a boost beyond its European heartland. At the World Orienteering Championships his best results are eighth place in the sprint distance in 2003 and sixth place in the relay in 2001 with the Australian team. He was added to the World Orienteering Hall of Fame in 2012 and continues to coach young orienteers in Australia.