The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962 and have been held biennially since 2000, and they have been included in the Orienteering World Cup. From 2020 they are held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years. The early championships consisted of only an individual race and an unofficial relay, the relay became official in 1964, and none were arranged from 1964 to 2000. A sprint race was added in 2000 and a short distance race in 2002, which the middle distance replaced in 2004, and a sprint relay run in urban areas by mixed four person teams was added for the 2016 championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic.
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Source David Andersson (orienteer) (Wikipedia)
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Source Martin Hubmann (Wikipedia)
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The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962.
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From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships are held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years.
View the SourceVladimír Lučan (Wikipedia)
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He received a silver medal in relay at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, together with Michal Jedlička and Rudolf Ropek.
Michal Jedlička (Wikipedia)
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He received a silver medal in relay at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets.
Mari Fasting (Wikipedia)
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At the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils she finished 4th in the relay event with the Norwegian national team.
Eskil Kinneberg (Wikipedia)
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He won a silver medal in the long distance at the 2022 European Orienteering Championships, behind Martin Regborn.
David Andersson (orienteer) (Wikipedia)
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He received a gold medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships in 2006 in Otepää
Martin Hubmann (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Martin Hubmann, Lead, 2012 European ChampionshipsQuote, Competitors Include: Martin Hubmann, Lead, 2012 European Championships
He was a member of the relay team that won gold medals at the 2012 European Orienteering Championships in Falun
Magne Lystad (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Magne Lystad, Lead, 1962 European ChampionshipsQuote, Competitors Include: Magne Lystad, Lead, 1962 European Championships
Magne Lystad won the first ever European championships in orienteering in 1962
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