Bertil Norman is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 orienteering

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

 competitor

Competition

Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...

. He is Relay World Champion

World Orienteering Championships

The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....

from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team.

Norman was a top level orienteer in the 1950s and 1960s. He obtained an individual silver medal in the 1962 European Championships, as well as relay bronze in 1964. He was three times elected "Årets orienterare" (Orienteer of the Year) in Sweden, in 1961, 1962 and 1964. He is several times Swedish Champion: 1947 (Long distance), 1952 (Relay), 1959 (Relay), 1961 (Long distance, and Night Orienteering), 1962 (Night Orienteering), 1963 (Relay), and 1968 (Night Orienteering).