Claus Bloch
Encyclopedia
Claus Bloch is a Danish
orienteering
competitor
. He received a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2006 World Orienteering Championships
in Aarhus
, behind Emil Wingstedt
and Daniel Hubmann
. He participated on the Danish team that finished 8th at the 2006 World championship.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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 received a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2006 World Orienteering Championships
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....
in Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, behind Emil Wingstedt
Emil Wingstedt
Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...
and Daniel Hubmann
Daniel Hubmann
Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...
. He participated on the Danish team that finished 8th at the 2006 World championship.