Vidar Benjaminsen
 Vidar Benjaminsen | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
| ||
| Men's Ski-orienteering | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1986 Batak | Relay |
| | 1992 Pontarlier | Long |
| | 1992 Pontarlier | Short |
| | 1994 Val di Non | Relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Kuopio | Short distance |
| | 1990 Skellefteå | Short distance |
| | 1996 Lillehammer | Long distance |
| | 1996 Lillehammer | Short distance |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1984 Lavarone | Relay |
| | 1988 Kuopio | Relay |
| | 1990 Skellefteå | Long distance |
| | 1990 Skellefteå | Relay |
| | 1992 Pontarlier | Relay |
| | 1994 Val di Non | Short |
| | 1996 Lillehammer | Relay |
| World Cup | ||
| | 1989 | Overall WC |
| | 1993 | Overall WC |
| | 1991 | Overall WC |
| | 1995 | Overall WC |
Vidar Benjaminsen is a Norwegian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. He has received four gold medals, four silver medals and seven bronze medals at the World Ski Orienteering Championships, from 1986 to 1996.[1] He won the overall World Cup in Ski Orienteering in 1989 and 1993.[2][3]
After retiring from elite ski-orienteering, he has been an active organizer of events as well as promoter of the sports of orienteering and ski-orienteering. In 2004, he was awarded a prize for his voluntary efforts by Oslo's regional sports administration.[4]
His club is Lillomarka Orienteering Team. He has been an active member since its formation in 1985.
He is married to Anne Benjaminsen.
References
- ↑ "World Ski Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ski Orienteering World Cup Overall 1989". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ski Orienteering World Cup Overall 1993". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ Vidar Benjaminsen kåret til årets ildsjel (In Norwegian, Retrieved on June 11, 2012)
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