1. Olav Lundanes was born on 11 November 1987 and is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, hailing from Alesund.
14 Facts About Olav Lundanes
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Olav Lundanes has won gold medal at the World Orienteering Championships ten times and the European Orienteering Championships four times.
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Olav Lundanes received a silver and two bronze medals in the 2006 Junior World Championships.
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Olav Lundanes has 11 victories in the national junior championships.
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Olav Lundanes debuted in World Championships at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv.
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Olav Lundanes placed fourth in the sprint and 7th in the long distance at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc.
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Olav Lundanes won the long distance event in the World Orienteering Championships in 2010 in Trondheim.
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Olav Lundanes ran the last leg on the Norwegian team who achieved their third consecutive silver medal in the relay.
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Olav Lundanes became third even in the following World Championship long distance event in Inverness, Great Britain.
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Olav Lundanes won a silver medal in the middle distance, and was part of the Norwegian team which won the relay.
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Olav Lundanes won a gold medal in the long distance at the 2017 World Orienteering Championships, and won the long distance in the 2018 and 2019 championships.
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Olav Lundanes has, as of the end of the 2018 season, not won the overall Orienteering World Cup.
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Olav Lundanes finished second in 2012 and 2017 and third in 2015,2016 and 2018.
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Olav Lundanes has 23 victories in the national championships.