Thierry Gueorgiou stated in an interview that his interest in being a World Champion in Orienteering started when he spectated the 1987 World Orienteering Championships, held in Gerardmer, which was the first time the World Championships was held in France.
16 Facts About Thierry Gueorgiou
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In 1991, Thierry Gueorgiou won his age category at the spectator races for the 1991 World Orienteering Championships in Czechoslovakia.
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Thierry Gueorgiou made his senior international debut at the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad, Norway, at the age of 18.
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Thierry Gueorgiou has said that this was his hardest period in orienteering.
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In 2001 Thierry Gueorgiou came 19th in the Short distance after a near perfect run, which led him to make changes to his technique that would eventually lead him to multiple world championship victories.
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Thierry Gueorgiou has since won all 3 individual disciplines, winning the Sprint Distance for the first time in Kyiv in 2007 and the Long Distance for the first time in 2011.
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Thierry Gueorgiou won his most recent Long Distance gold medal in 2015, winning the gold in the Long Distance at Glen Affric ahead of Daniel Hubmann and Olav Lundanes.
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Thierry Gueorgiou announced his retirement from international competition after the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Estonia, where he won his final gold medal in the Middle Distance.
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Thierry Gueorgiou was a member of the French relay team at WOC 2008 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Thierry Gueorgiou left the course to go directly to the finish, where he collapsed, barely able to breathe.
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Thierry Gueorgiou pulled out the stick, then applied compression to the wound using his own shirt and GPS tracking harness.
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Thierry Gueorgiou has stated in interviews that his style is "Full speed, no mistakes".
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Thierry Gueorgiou is noted for his incredible map- reading, and is frequently named as "The King of Middle Distance" for his multiple victories at world championships.
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Alongside his victories in Classic foot orienteering, Thierry Gueorgiou was the 2006 European champion in trail orienteering.
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Thierry Gueorgiou's nickname is Tero and he is commonly known as Tero Kettunen in Finland and Terje Gundersen in Norway.
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Thierry Gueorgiou has two children with Billstam, named Ines and Leon.