Stig Berge
Encyclopedia
Stig Berge is a retired Norwegian
orienteer
, and master of science
in engineering
.
Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships
in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966. In the 1964 European Championships he won the silver in the relay.
Berge was crowned Norwegian champion 4 times between 1964 and 1971. He competed for Løkken IF
and NTHI
, the sports team at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
, and was a part of the winning team at the national championships in 1963, 1965 and 1973.
In 1970 Berge was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
orienteer
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...
, and master of science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
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Stig Berge won two gold at the 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 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966. In the 1964 European Championships he won the silver in the relay.
Berge was crowned Norwegian champion 4 times between 1964 and 1971. He competed for Løkken IF
Løkken IF
Løkken Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Løkken Verk, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, speed skating and Nordic skiing....
and NTHI
NTNUI
Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitets Idrettsforening, NTNUI, is the largest sports club in Norway with more than 10,000 members and a variety of participators on all levels of skills in more than 50 different sports. The athletic association is formally connected to the Norwegian...
, the sports team at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
, and was a part of the winning team at the national championships in 1963, 1965 and 1973.
In 1970 Berge was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
The Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year is an annual award given by the Norwegian Association of Sports Journalists .-List of laureates:-References:*...
.