Thierry Gueorgiou
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Thierry Gueorgiou (born March 30, 1979) is a French orienteer who won the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event for 3 years in a row (2003-2005).
He lives in St. Etienne, France, where he studies Biology. Gueorgiou runs for the French club NO St-Etienne and the Finnish club Kalevan Rasti. He has won the Jukola Relay twice (2004 & 2005) with Kalevan Rasti
Gueorgiou is considered to be the most technically skillful orienteer in the world today; running flawless races in incredible times at the biggest competitions. He has run in the last 7 world championships. He made his French senior international debut at WOC 1997 in Grimstad, Norway, at the age of 18.
[edit] Main Results
World Orienteering Championships
- Gold, Middle Distance, 2005 Japan
- Gold, Middle Distance, 2004 Sweden
- Gold, Middle Distance, 2003 Switzerland
- Silver, Relay Event, 2005 Japan
- Bronze, Sprint Distance, 2003 Switzerland
European Orienteering Championships
- Gold, Middle Distance, 2004 Denmark
Orienteering World Cup
- First, Overall Relay World Cup 2005
- Second, Overall Individual World Cup 2005
- Silver, Middle Distance, 2005 Great Britain
- Silver, Relay Event, 2005 Great Britain
- Silver, Sprint Distance, 2002 Norway
- Silver, Relay Event, 2005 Italy
- Bronze, Sprint Distance, 2005 Italy
- Bronze, Middle Distance, 2005 Italy
- Gold, Middle Distance, 2005 Germany
World University Orienteering Championships
