Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering
1967 saw the first Jan Kjellström International Orienteering Festival or "JK", held in memory of Jan Kjellström. The annual JK moved to Easter in 1969, and now regularly attracts a field of four thousand or more. The 1974 JK was the first British race to attract more than one thousand entrants.[1] The JK Trophy is awarded to the winning team in the Men's Premier relay class.[2]
Races
Saturday | Sunday | ||||
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Region | Individual | Relay | |||
1967 | First race | ||||
1967 | SEOA | Hindhead | ? | ||
1968[3] | SEOA | Haselmere | |||
1969[4] | NEOA | Kielder Forest | Kielder Forest, Lewisburn Area | ||
1970[5] | EMOA | Clumber Park | Shining Cliff | ||
Combined Harvesters Race added to make four days | |||||
Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | ||
Region | Training event | Relay | Individual | Combined Harvesters Race | |
1971[6][7][8] | SEOA | Ranmore Common | Holmbury Hill | Leith Hill | Lower Bourne |
Format reverted to three days | |||||
Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |||
Region | Training event | Individual | Relay | ||
1972[9] | WMOA | Staffordshire | Beaudesert Park | Cannock Chase | |
Format changed to four days | |||||
Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | ||
Region | Warm-up event | Individual | Relay | Run-down Event | |
1973[10] | SOA | Loch Ard | South Achray | North Achray | Balmaha |
1974[11] | SWOA | Speech House, Forest of Dean | Speech House, Forest of Dean | Brierley South, Forest of Dean | Forest of Dean |
1975 | SCOA | N.W. Surrey | Star Posts | Hawley and Hornley | Star Posts |
1976[12] | NWOA | Western Lake District | Dalegarth, Eskdale | Dalegarth West, Eskdale | Dalegarth West, Eskdale |
1977[8][13][14] | SEOA | Lower Bourne Forest | Leith Hill | Eartham Wood | Mytchett Common |
1978[15][16] | YHOA | Rivelin | Wharncliffe and Grenoside | Strines | Hope Woodlands |
1979[17] | SWOA | Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor | Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor | Bramble Brook | Quantock Forest South |
Format changed to four days with individual competition decided over two days | |||||
Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | ||
Region | Training event | Individual (day 1) | Individual (day 2) | Relay | |
1980[18][19] | SOA | Mark Hill | Dalbeattie | Laurieston | Mabie Forest |
Region | Training event | Individual (day 1) | Relay | Individual (day 2) | |
1981[8] | WMOA | Lizard Hill and the Gallops, Lickey Hills (2 available)[20] | Beaudesert Park, Cannock Chase | Bishop's Wood | Beaudesert Park, Cannock Chase |
Region | Training event | Individual (day 1) | Individual (day 2) | Relay | |
1982 | SCOA | Star Posts | Star Posts | Yateley Heath | |
1983 | NWOA | Rusland & Finsthwaite Heights | Finsthwaite & Stott Park Heights | Ulpha Park | |
1984[21] | WOA | Hafod Gwenllian | Moel y Dyniewyd | Braich Bryn | Clogwyn Mawr |
1985 | NEOA | Beanley | Kyloe | Kyloe | Callaly |
1986[22] | EAOA | ? | Brandon Park, Thetford | Pretty Corner | Brandon Park, Thetford |
1987[23] | YHOA | Raincliffe Woods | Newtondale | Barns Cliff | Cawthorne Banks |
1988[24] | SEOA | Selhurst Park | Charlton Forest | Charlton Forest | Longmoor |
1989[25] | SWOA | Gare Hill | Longleat | Stourhead | Stock Hill |
1990 | SOA | Creag Vinean | Craig a' Barns | Devilla Forest | |
1991 | EMOA | Cromford Moor and Black Rock | Clumber Park | Shining Cliff | Clumber Park |
1992 | NWOA | Bigland Tarn | Bigland & Backbarrow | Bigland Tarn | |
1993[26] | SCOA | Burghfield Common | Woolmer & Longmoor | Long Valley | Highclere |
1994[27] | WMOA | Garway | Garnstone & Foxley | Pyon and Dinmore | Big Wood |
1995 | YHOA | Guisecliffe Wood | Wass Forest | Kilnsey Moor | Gilling Woods |
1996 | NEOA | Coate Moor | Mulgrave Woods | Snotterdale | |
1997[28] | SWOA | The Towans South, and Killerton Park | Penhale Sands | Penhale Sands | Lanhydrock |
1998[29] | WOA | Planta Fawr & Foel Offrwm | Dolgledr | Tir Stent | Garthwyllt |
1999[30] | SEOA | Redlands, Dorking | Leith Hill | Winterfold Hill | Hawley & Homley |
2000[31] | SOA | Drumbuie and Craig a'Barns | Loch Rannoch | Tullochroisk | |
2001[32] | Race cancelled due to outbreak of foot and mouth disease | ||||
2002[33] | SWOA | Sallowvallets | Lydney Park, Lydney | Moseley Green, Blakeney | Lydney Park, Lydney |
2003[34] | SCOA | Hambleden | Star Posts | Hambleden | |
2004[35] | NWOA/EMOA | Simpson Ground | Graythwaite, Ulverston | Graythwaite, Ulverston | Graythwaite, Ulverston |
2005[36] | WMOA | Tackeroo | Brown Clee | Abraham's Valley | Hopwas |
Format changed - sprint race introduced | |||||
Region | Sprint race | Individual (day 1) | Individual (day 2) | Relay | |
2006[37] | YHOA | Temple Newsam | Ilkley Moor | Keldy (formerly known as Cropton & Cawthorne) | Bramham Park |
2007[38] | BOF | University of West of England, Bristol | Speech House West, Forest of Dean | Speech House East, Forest of Dean | Caerwent Army Camp, Chepstow |
2008[39] | SEOA | University of Surrey, Guildford | Leith Hill | Ashdown Forest | Eridge Old Park |
2009[40] | NEOA | Newcastle City | Kyloe Woods | Detchant, Shiellow, Greensheen Hill & Cockenhaugh | Dipton Woods |
2010[41][42] | SWOA | Bicton / Exeter University | Cookworthy | Braunton | Braunton |
2011[43] | NIOA | Stranmillis University and Queens Elm Village | Tyrella | Slieve Croob | Tyrella |
2012[44] | SOA | Livingston, Scotland | Dunalastair | Craig a Barns | Newtyle |
2013[45] | SCOA | University of Reading (Whiteknights campus) | Hambleden | Cold Ash | Hambleden |
2014[46] | WOA | Swansea University | Merthyr Common | Llangynidr | Pwll Du |
2015[47] | NWOA | Lancaster University | Ulpha Park and Barrow Fell | Bigland | Graythwaite |
2016[48] | YHOA | Leeds University | Wass Forest | Kilnsey | Storthes Hall |
Race footnotes
- JK69. The race was held in NEOA but organised by NWOA.[4]
- JK69. The Relay was to have been held at Slaley but had to be cancelled due to snow. The race was moved to Kielder Forest, Lewisburn Area.[4]
- JK74. This race was the first British race to attract more than one thousand competitors.[1]
- JK81. For this year only, the Relay was held on the Sunday i.e. between the two individual days.[8]
- JK89. At this race there were two deaths. On the Saturday Swedish visitor Stig Gorman (58) of Mariestad died within sight of the finishing line; and on the Sunday Martin Cochrane (81) of Sarum Orienteers died shortly after starting the Orange colour-coded course.[25]
- JK98. On the Sunday the courses using the Red start were cancelled due to snow. This decision led to a controversy which was discussed in Compass Sport & The Orienteer and also at British Orienteering Federation (BOF) National Office.[49]
- JK2001. The whole weekend of races was cancelled due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.[32]
- JK2006. A sprint race was introduced at this competition on the Friday, in addition to the usual Training opportunity. This was an attempt to make the sport more 'spectator friendly' and was part of the International Orienteering Federation’s proposal to make the sport an Olympic sport.
References
- 1 2 http://www.athleticscholarships.net/other-sports-orienteering-3.htm(Retrieved on 14 October 2008)
- ↑ http://owiki.nopeindustries.com/index.php?title=JK(Retrieved on 17 October 2008)
- ↑ The Orienteer, July 1968, Vol. 1, No. 2.
- 1 2 3 The Orienteer, April 1969, Vol. 2, No. 1.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Jan 1970, Vol. 2, No. 4.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Jan 1971, Vol. 3, No. 4.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Jun 1977, Vol. 10, No. 3.
- 1 2 3 4 The Orienteer, June 1981, Vol. 14, No. 3.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Jan 1972, Vol. 4, No. 4.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Mar 1973, Vol. 6, No. 2.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Feb 1974, Vol. 7, No. 1.
- ↑ The Orienteer, Dec 1975, Vol. 8, No. 6.
- ↑ The Jan Kjellstrom Trophy 1977, entry form
- ↑ The Orienteer, June 1977, Vol. 10, No. 3.
- ↑ The Jan Kjellstrom Trophy 1978, entry form
- ↑ The Orienteer, June 1978, Vol. 11, No. 3.
- ↑ The Orienteer, June 1979, Vol. 12, No. 3.
- ↑ The Orienteer, June 1980, Vol. 13, No. 3.
- ↑ Compass Sport, 1980, No. 3.
- ↑ JK81 Program
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1984, Vol 5. No. 2.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1986, Vol 7. No. 3.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1987, Vol 8. No. 3.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1988, Vol 9. No. 2.
- 1 2 Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1989, Vol 10. No. 2.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1993, Vol 14. No. 1.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1994, Vol 15. No. 1.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1997, Vol 18. No. 2.
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1998, Vol 19. No. 1 (and Vol. 19 No. 2).
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1999, Vol 20. No. 2.
- ↑ http://www.btinternet.com/~coombs.five/Maronews/(Retrieved on 17 October 2008)
- 1 2 http://www.happyherts.org.uk/pacemaker/march_2001/foot_and_mouth.htm(Retrieved on 17 October 2008)
- ↑ Compass Sport, 2002, Vol 23. No. 1, Page 26.
- ↑ Compass Sport, 2003, Vol 24. No. 1, Page 23.
- ↑ http://www.sroc.org/jk2004.html(Retrieved on 17 October 2008)
- ↑ http://www.butlercole.plus.com/mn/jk2005/(Retrieved on 17 October 2008)
- ↑ http://www.sloweb.org.uk/news/jk06.htm(Retrieved on 17 October 2008)
- ↑ http://www.jk2007.org.uk/(Retrieved on 16 October 2008)
- ↑ http://www.jk2008.org.uk/(Retrieved on 16 October 2008)
- ↑ http://www.jk2009.org.uk/(Retrieved on 16 October 2008)
- ↑ club minutes
- ↑ jk2010 website
- ↑ jk2011 website(Retrieved on 9 January 2010)
- ↑ jk2012 website(Retrieved on 2 April 2012)
- ↑ jk2013 website(Retrieved on 27 December 2012)
- ↑ jk2014 website(Retrieved on 25 November 2014)
- ↑ jk2015 website(Retrieved on 25 November 2014)
- ↑ jk2016 website (Retrieved on 25 November 2016)
- ↑ Compass Sport & The Orienteer, 1998, Vol. 19 No. 2.
External links
- The Official JK Site for 2008
- The Official JK Site for 2009
- The Official JK Site for 2010
- The Official JK Site for 2011
- The Official JK Site for 2012
- The Official JK Site for 2013
- The Official JK Site for 2014
- The Official JK Site for 2015
- The Official JK Site for 2016
- British Orienteering Historical Championship Results
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