Øyvin Thon

Øyvin Thon
Personal information
Born (1958-03-25) 25 March 1958 (age 66)
SpouseBrit Volden
RelativesHarald Thon (brother)
Sport
Sport
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Tampere Individual
Gold medal – first place 1981 Thun Individual
Gold medal – first place 1981 Thun Relay
Gold medal – first place 1983 Zalaegerszeg Relay
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bendigo Relay
Gold medal – first place 1987 Gérardmer Relay
Gold medal – first place 1989 Skaraborg Relay
Silver medal – second place 1983 Zalaegerszeg Individual

Øyvin Thon (born 25 March 1958) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and has seven gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships.

He is married to Brit Volden, also a World Orienteering Champion. In 2005 they both climbed Cho Oyu (8201 meters).[1] He won the Jukola relay in 1988.[2]

International championships

Thon won gold medals at the 1979[3] and 1981 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[4][5] and finished second in 1983.[6] He is also five times Relay champion, as a member of the Norwegian winning teams in 1981 (Thun, Switzerland),[5] 1983 (Zalaegerszeg, Hungary),[6] 1985 (Bendigo, Australia),[7] 1987 (Gérardmer, France) and 1989 (Skaraborg, Sweden).[8]

He won the Overall World Cup in Orienteering in 1988, and finished second in 1986.[8]

National championships

Thon is several times Norwegian champion. He won the classic distance in 1980, achieved bronze medals in 1981 and 1982, and silver medal in 1985.[9] He won the relay with the club IF Sturla seven years in a row from 1979 to 1985.[10] He won the long distance in 1981, 1983 and 1986.[11] He received gold medals in night orienteering in 1981, 1982 and 1984.[12]

References

  1. ^ The Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen reached the top on Cho Oyu - Unarmed expedition 2005 (Retrieved on 8 December 2007)
  2. ^ "Jukola Relay winners 1949-". Jukola.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1979". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 8 December 2007)
  5. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1983". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b Bryhn, Rolf (4 November 2020). "Øyvin Thon". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ Knut Berglia; Tom-Erik Brohaug; Kristoffer Staver; Kaare Thuesen; Torgeir Strandhagen, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. pp. 310–311.
  10. ^ Berglia 1987: pp. 321–322
  11. ^ Berglia 1987: p. 323
  12. ^ Berglia 1987: p. 324