Vidar Benjaminsen
 Vidar Benjaminsen | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Norway
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| Men's Ski-orienteering | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1986 Batak | Relay |
| Gold | 1992 Pontarlier | Long |
| Gold | 1992 Pontarlier | Short |
| Gold | 1994 Val di Non | Relay |
| Silver | 1988 Kuopio | Short distance |
| Silver | 1990 Skellefteå | Short distance |
| Silver | 1996 Lillehammer | Long distance |
| Silver | 1996 Lillehammer | Short distance |
| Bronze | 1984 Lavarone | Relay |
| Bronze | 1988 Kuopio | Relay |
| Bronze | 1990 Skellefteå | Long distance |
| Bronze | 1990 Skellefteå | Relay |
| Bronze | 1992 Pontarlier | Relay |
| Bronze | 1994 Val di Non | Short |
| Bronze | 1996 Lillehammer | Relay |
| World Cup | ||
| Gold | 1989 | Overall WC |
| Gold | 1993 | Overall WC |
| Bronze | 1991 | Overall WC |
| Bronze | 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 has won the overall World Cup in Ski Orienteering.[2]
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.[3]
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 – IOF (Retrieved on June 20, 2008)
- ↑ World Cup in Ski Orienteering – IOF (Retrieved on June 20, 2008)
- ↑ Vidar Benjaminsen kåret til årets ildsjel (In Norwegian, Retrieved on June 11, 2012)
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