Martin Bagness
Encyclopedia
Martin Bagness is a British
orienteering
competitor
.
He received a silver medal
in relay
at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships
in West Point, together with Jonathan Musgrave
, Stephen Palmer
and Steven Hale
, only 15 seconds behind the Finnish
winning team. He finished 5th in the relay
in 1983, 20th in the individual event in 1985, and 16th in the individual event in 1987.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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 silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
at the 1993 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 West Point, together with Jonathan Musgrave
Jonathan Musgrave
Jonathan Musgrave is a British orienteering competitor.He received a silver medal in relay at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships in West Point, together with Martin Bagness, Stephen Palmer and Steven Hale, only 15 seconds behind the Swiss winning team...
, Stephen Palmer
Stephen Palmer (orienteer)
Stephen Palmer is a British orienteer. He ran the third leg in Britain's silver medal winning relay team at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships. Stephen was also a member of the British relay team that won the Nordic Championships in 2001....
and Steven Hale
Steven Hale
Steven Hale is a British orienteering competitor.He received a silver medal in relay at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships in West Point, together with Martin Bagness, Stephen Palmer and Jonathan Musgrave, only 15 seconds behind the Finnish winning team...
, only 15 seconds behind the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
winning team. He finished 5th in the relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
in 1983, 20th in the individual event in 1985, and 16th in the individual event in 1987.