Øystein Kvaal Østerbø
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Medal record
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Øystein Kvaal Østerbø (born 7 July 1981)[2] is a Norwegian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor.[1] He finished overall third in the Orienteering World Cup in 2004, and won a silver medal in the relay in the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He has competed in all fifteen World Orienteering Championships since his debut in 2004 until 2018, obtaining his first two medals in Inverness in 2015; in the relay and mixed sprint relay, respectively. His best individual achievements are fourth places in the sprint in 2005 and 2010.[1]
World cup, orienteering
[edit]Østerbø finished third overall at the 2004 Orienteering World Cup, with a total score of 207 points (same score as Russian Andrey Khramov who finished second).[3] He was ranked 7th in the World Cup 2005.[4]
European championships
[edit]He received a bronze medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships in 2006 in Otepää.
In 2008 in Ventspils he made a small mistake that cost him the medal in the sprint distance, where he finished 8th but missed the bronze medal by only eleven seconds.[5][6]
National championships
[edit]He became Norwegian champion in night orienteering in 2006.[7]
Ski orienteering
[edit]Østerbø participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 2004, together with Anders Hauge, Eivind Tonna and Tommy Olsen. At this championship he finished 8th in the sprint distance and 6th in the middle distance.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Profile: Øystein Kvaal Østerbø" Archived 7 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine – World of O Runners (Retrieved on 3 June 2019)
- ^ "Øystein Kvaal Østerbø". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005.
- ^ World Cup 2004[permanent dead link] – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
- ^ World Cup 2005[permanent dead link] – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
- ^ (in Norwegian) Mistet medaljen på «knot» – adressa.no (27 May 2008) (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
- ^ European Orienteering Championships 2008 – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Orientering – Norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Ski-WOC 2004 SWE – Åsarna/Östersund, Sweden, 9-16 February 2004 – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
External links
[edit]- Øystein Kvaal Østerbø at the International Orienteering Federation
- Øystein Kvaal Østerbø at World of O
- Øystein K. Østerbø on Twitter
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