List of orienteers

This is a list of all orienteering competitors found in Wikipedia and notable within the orienteering sport.

A

 * Alida Abola, Soviet Union
 * Christian Aebersold, Switzerland
 * Gunborg Ahling, Sweden
 * Katarina Allberg, Sweden
 * Johanna Allston, Australia
 * Maja Alm, Denmark
 * Dainora Alšauskaitė, Lithuania
 * Svajūnas Ambrazas, Lithuania
 * Marianne Andersen, Norway
 * Ragnhild Bente Andersen, Norway
 * David Andersson, Sweden
 * Monica Andersson, Sweden
 * Ari Anjala, Finland
 * Topi Anjala, Finland
 * Liisa Anttila, Finland
 * Linda Antonsen, Norway
 * Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard, Sweden
 * Heidi Arnesen, Norway
 * Peter Arnesson, Sweden
 * Johanna Asklöf, Finland
 * Anna-Lena Axelsson, Sweden

B

 * Martin Bagness, United Kingdom
 * Hana Bajtošova, Slovakia
 * Yvette Baker, United Kingdom, won World Orienteering Championships short distance 1999 in Inverness
 * Ruth Baumberger, Switzerland
 * Eugenia Belova, Russia
 * Jan Beneš, Czech Republic, became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Druskininkai in 2006
 * Anne Benjaminsen, Finland
 * Vidar Benjaminsen, Norway
 * Stig Berge, Norway
 * Alain Berger, Switzerland
 * Morten Berglia, Norway
 * Claes Berglund, Sweden
 * Annika Billstam, Sweden
 * Hanne Birke, Denmark
 * Jimmy Birklin, Sweden, winner of the 2001 Sprint World Orienteering Championships
 * Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen, Norway
 * Sture Björk, Sweden
 * Anders Björkman, Sweden
 * Ida Marie Bjørgul, Norway, received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2007 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Dubbo, Australia
 * Kjetil Bjørlo, Norway
 * Bernt Bjørnsgaard, Norway
 * Carl Henrik Bjørseth, Norway
 * Claus Bloch, Denmark
 * Grant Bluett, Australia
 * Christina Blomqvist, Sweden
 * Sören Bobach, Denmark
 * Marianne Bogestedt, Sweden
 * Anna Bogren, Sweden, won the 1993 short distance World Orienteering Championships
 * Stefan Bolliger, Switzerland
 * Chris Bonington, United Kingdom
 * Katarina Borg, Sweden
 * Outi Borgenström-Anjala, Finland
 * Zoltán Boros, Hungary
 * Kirsi Boström, Finland
 * Mårten Boström, Finland
 * Mikael Boström, Finland
 * Irene Bucher, Switzerland
 * Thomas Bührer, Switzerland
 * Chris Brasher, United Kingdom
 * Ragnhild Bratberg, Norway
 * Dana Brožková, Czech Republic
 * Radka Brožková, Czech Republic
 * David Brickhill-Jones, United Kingdom
 * Lucie Böhm, Austria

C

 * Astrid Carlson, Norway, relay silver at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships
 * Lennart Carlström, Sweden
 * Sten-Olof Carlström, Sweden
 * Adam Chromý, Czech Republic
 * Ksenia Chernykh, Russia, individual gold medals at the 2007 and 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships
 * Barbora Chudíková, Czech Republic
 * Jana Cieslarová, Czech Republic
 * Nicolo Corradini, Italy
 * Laure Coupat, France
 * Kristin Cullman, Sweden
 * Alicia Cobo, Spain, finalist in World Orienteering Championships in Finland 2013

D

 * Kalle Dalin, Sweden
 * Luca Dallavalle, Italy
 * Kristin Danielsen, Norway
 * Anke Dannowski, Germany
 * Marian Davidik, Slovakia
 * Sergey Detkov, Russia
 * Troy de Haas, Australia
 * Tomáš Dlabaja, Czech Republic
 * Jon Duncan, United Kingdom
 * Magne Dæhli, Norway
 * Sigurd Dæhli, Norway

E

 * Elise Egseth, Norway
 * Roman Efimov, Russia
 * Anne Berit Eid, Norway
 * Silje Ekroll Jahren, Norway
 * Lena Eliasson, Sweden
 * Babben Enger-Damon, Norway
 * Bo Engdahl, Sweden
 * Emma Engstrand, Sweden
 * Josefine Engström, Sweden
 * Håkan Eriksson, Sweden

F

 * Beata Falk, Sweden
 * Mari Fasting, Norway
 * Zsuzsa Fey, Romania
 * Mette Filskov, Denmark
 * Jan Fjærestad, Norway
 * Urs Flühmann, Switzerland
 * Aila Flöjt, Finland
 * Ivar Formo, Norway
 * Petri Forsman, Finland
 * Per Fosser, Norway
 * Torunn Fossli Sæthre, Norway
 * Jon Fossum, Norway
 * Martin Fredholm, Sweden
 * Hanni Fries, Switzerland
 * Bernt Frilén, Sweden
 * Martina Fritschy, Switzerland
 * Tero Föhr, Finland

G

 * Alain Gafner, Switzerland
 * Svatoslav Galík, Czechoslovakia
 * Jana Galíková, Czech Republic
 * Torbjørn Gasbjerg, Denmark
 * Emy Gauffin, Sweden
 * Michaela Gigon, Austria
 * François Gonon, France
 * Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz, Poland
 * Anette Granstedt, Sweden
 * Kerstin Granstedt, Sweden
 * Stina Grenholm, Sweden
 * Graham Gristwood, United Kingdom
 * Ruslan Gritsan, Russia
 * Andrei Gruzdev, Russia
 * Thierry Gueorgiou, France
 * Linnea Gustafsson, Sweden
 * Maria Gustafsson, Sweden
 * Anders Gärderud, Sweden

H

 * Paula Haapakoski, Finland
 * Troy de Haas, Australia
 * Ingrid Hadler, Norway
 * Åge Hadler, Norway
 * Kerstin Haglund, Sweden
 * Mats Haldin, Finland
 * Steven Hale, United Kingdom
 * Øystein Halvorsen, Norway
 * Arja Hannus, Sweden
 * Astrid Hansen, Norway
 * Atle Hansen, Norway
 * Dorthe Hansen, Denmark
 * Anna Hanzlová, Czechoslovakia
 * Lena Hasselström, Sweden
 * Anders Hauge, Norway
 * Svetlana Haustova, Russia
 * Anne Margrethe Hausken, Norway
 * Ágnes Hegedűs, Hungary
 * András Hegedus, Hungary
 * Fabian Hertner, Switzerland
 * Stine Hjermstad Kirkevik, Norway
 * Lars Holmqvist, Sweden
 * Bodil Holmström, Finland
 * Mária Honzová, Czech Republic
 * Michal Horáček, Czech Republic
 * Magda Horváth, Hungary
 * Holger Hott, Norway
 * Sandy Hott, Canada
 * Daniel Hotz, Switzerland
 * Raila Hovi, Finland
 * Tuula Hovi, Finland
 * Martin Howald, Switzerland
 * Daniel Hubmann, Switzerland
 * Dieter Hulliger, Switzerland
 * Dominik Humbel, Switzerland
 * Ruth Humbel, Switzerland
 * Jarkko Huovila, Finland
 * Birgitte Husebye, Norway

I

 * Pasi Ikonen, Finland
 * Ulf Forseth Indgaard, Norway
 * Joakim Ingelsson, Sweden
 * Elisabeth Ingvaldsen, Norway
 * Lena Isaksson, Sweden
 * Peter Ivars, Finland
 * Johan Ivarsson, Sweden
 * Egil Iversen, Norway

J

 * Adrian Jackson, Australia
 * Svein Jacobsen, Norway
 * Wenche Jacobsen, Norway
 * Helena Jansson, Sweden
 * Marlena Jansson, Sweden
 * Jaroslav Jašek, Czechoslovakia
 * Michal Jedlička, Czech Republic
 * Karin Jexner, Denmark
 * Sonja Johannesson, Sweden
 * Egil Johansen, Norway, Sweden
 * Helle Johansen, Norway
 * Arne Johansson, Sweden
 * Birgitta Johansson, Sweden
 * Erik Johansson, Sweden
 * Jenny Johansson, Sweden
 * Karl Johansson, Sweden
 * Martin Johansson (born 1984), Sweden
 * Martin Johansson (born 1964), Sweden
 * Sofie Johansson, Sweden
 * Karl John, Switzerland
 * Erja Jokinen, Finland
 * Heli Jukkola, Finland
 * Niclas Jonasson, Sweden
 * Anssi Juutilainen, Finland
 * Virpi Juutilainen, Finland
 * Carsten Jørgensen, Denmark

K

 * Carl Waaler Kaas, Norway
 * Simona Karochová, Czech Republic
 * Timo Karppinen, Finland
 * Jorma Karvonen, Finland
 * Ari Kattainen, Finland
 * Minna Kauppi, Finland
 * Raila Kerkelä, Finland
 * Mattias Karlsson, Sweden
 * Matti Keskinarkaus, Finland
 * Seppo Keskinarkaus, Finland
 * Ernst Killander, Sweden
 * Björn Kjellström, Sweden
 * Jan Kjellström, Sweden
 * Andrey Khramov, Russia
 * Eduard Khrennikov, Russia
 * Emma Klingenberg, Denmark
 * Signe Klinting, Denmark
 * Štěpán Kodeda, Czech Republic
 * Erkki Kohvakka, Finland
 * Reeta-Mari Kolkkala, Finland
 * Hannu Koponen, Finland
 * Viktor Korchagin, Russia
 * Vladislav Kormtshikov, Russia
 * Natalia Korzhova, Russia
 * Rolf Koskinen, Finland
 * Eija Koskivaara, Finland
 * Hanna Kosonen, Finland
 * Annariitta Kottonen, Finland
 * Hannu Kottonen, Finland
 * Magdolna Kovács, Hungary
 * Petr Kozák, Czech Republic
 * Tatiana Kozlova, Russia
 * Anastasia Kravchenko, Russia
 * Annichen Kringstad, Sweden
 * Ragnhild Kristensen, Norway
 * Øystein Kristiansen, Norway
 * Per Kristiansen, Norway
 * Vojtěch Král, Czech Republic
 * Simonas Krėpšta, Lithuania
 * Marcela Kubatková, Czech Republic
 * Ada Kuchařová, Czech Republic
 * Mika Kuisma, Finland
 * Urho Kujala, Finland
 * Sinikka Kukkonen, Finland
 * Sirpa Kukkonen, Finland
 * Ivan Kuzmin, Russia
 * Olle Kärner, Estonia
 * Vroni König-Salmi, Switzerland

L

 * Jani Lakanen, Finland
 * Andrey Lamov, Russia
 * Jukka Lanki, Finland
 * Björn Lans, Sweden
 * Jan Martin Larsen, Norway
 * Ann Larsson, Sweden
 * Birgitta Larsson, Sweden
 * Marc Lauenstein, Switzerland
 * Kjell Lauri, Sweden
 * Alice Leake, United Kingdom
 * Bengt Leandersson, Sweden
 * Bengt Levin, Sweden
 * Arto Lilja, Finland
 * Katri Lindeqvist, Finland
 * Ulla Lindkvist, Sweden
 * Pete Livesey, United Kingdom
 * Petr Losman, Czech Republic
 * Vladimír Lučan, Czech Republic
 * Marie Lund, Sweden
 * Olav Lundanes, Norway
 * Anne Lundmark, Sweden
 * Susanne Lüscher, Switzerland
 * Lars Lystad, Norway
 * Magne Lystad, Norway
 * Tomas Löfgren, Sweden
 * Barbro Lönnkvist, Sweden
 * Jenny Lönnkvist, Sweden
 * Lars Lönnkvist, Sweden
 * Fredrik Löwegren, Sweden
 * Niklas Löwegren, Sweden

M

 * Valborg Madslien, Norway
 * Helena Mannervesi, Finland
 * Michael Mamleev, Italy and Russia
 * Daniel Marston, United Kingdom
 * Bernard Marti, Switzerland
 * Reijo Mattinen, Finland
 * Stig Mattsson, Sweden
 * Annelies Meier, Switzerland
 * Anja Meldo, Finland
 * Hans Melin, Sweden
 * Naďa Mertová, Czechoslovakia
 * Matthias Merz, Switzerland
 * Marika Mikkola, Finland
 * Pepa Milusheva, Bulgaria
 * Eva Moberg, Sweden
 * Johan Modig, Sweden
 * Allan Mogensen, Denmark
 * Heather Monro, United Kingdom
 * Sarolta Monspart, Hungary
 * Anders Morelius, Sweden
 * Jonathan Musgrave, United Kingdom
 * Lea Müller, Switzerland
 * Agneta Månsson, Sweden
 * Kerstin Månsson, Sweden
 * Jörgen Mårtensson, Sweden
 * Matti Mäkinen, Finland
 * Jussi Mäkilä, Finland
 * Vesa Mäkipää, Finland
 * Hannu Mäkirinta, Finland
 * Ulla Mänttäri, Finland
 * Willi Müller, Switzerland

N

 * Simone Niggli-Luder, Switzerland
 * Kiril Nikolov, Bulgaria
 * Cecilia Nilsson, Sweden
 * Kajsa Nilsson, Sweden
 * Anders Nordberg, Norway
 * Björn Nordin, Sweden
 * Bertil Nordqvist, Sweden
 * Sivar Nordström, Sweden
 * Bertil Norman, Sweden
 * Valentin Novikov, Russia
 * Olga Novikova, Russia
 * Julia Novikova, Russia
 * Petra Novotná, Czech Republic
 * Radek Novotný, Czech Republic
 * Arja Nuolioja, Finland
 * Simo Nurminen, Finland
 * Risto Nuuros, Finland
 * Gun-Britt Nyberg, Sweden
 * Sanna Nymalm, Finland
 * Olle Nåbo, Sweden
 * Mona Nørgaard, Denmark

O

 * Ingrid Ohlsson, Sweden
 * Marie Ohlsson, Sweden
 * Mirja Ojanen, Finland
 * Dagfinn Olsen, Norway
 * Tommy Olsen, Norway
 * Jörgen Olsson, Sweden
 * Kent Olsson, Sweden
 * Katalin Oláh, Hungary
 * Ellen Sofie Olsvik, Norway
 * Yuri Omeltchenko, Ukraine, winner of the 1995 World Orienteering Championships short distance

P

 * Keijo Parkkinen, Finland
 * Stephen Palmer, United Kingdom
 * Lars Palmqvist, Sweden
 * Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Norway
 * Lasse Brun Pedersen, Denmark
 * Juha Peltola, Finland
 * Katharina Perch-Nielsen, Switzerland
 * Raino Pesu, Finland
 * Anna Persson, Sweden
 * Lina Persson, Sweden
 * Gert Pettersson, Sweden
 * Håkan Pettersson, Sweden
 * Rolf Pettersson, Sweden
 * Marja Liisa Portin, Finland
 * Dana Procházková, Czechoslovakia
 * Mirja Puhakka, Finland
 * Markus Puusepp, Estonia
 * Pekka Pökälä, Finland

R

 * Karin Rabe, Sweden
 * Katja Rajaniemi, Finland
 * Helena Randáková, Czech Republic
 * Merja Rantanen, Finland
 * Kimmo Rauhamäki, Finland
 * Kjersti Reenaas, Norway
 * Marte Reenaas, Norway
 * Damien Renard, France
 * Marianne Riddervold, Norway
 * Baptiste Rollier, Switzerland
 * Marie-Luce Romanens, Switzerland
 * Björn Rosendahl, Sweden
 * Erik Rost, Sweden
 * Irén Rostás, Hungary
 * Jørgen Rostrup, Norway
 * Rudolf Ropek, Czech Republic
 * Vilma Rudzenskaitė, Lithuania
 * Johan Runesson, Sweden
 * Marita Ruoho, Finland
 * Pirjo Ruotsalainen, Finland
 * Tatiana Ryabkina, Russia
 * Seppo Rytkönen, Finland
 * Astrid Rødmyr, Norway

S

 * Tore Sagvolden, Norway
 * Kari Sallinen, Finland
 * Raili Sallinen, Finland
 * Juhani Salmenkylä, Finland
 * Leena Salmenkylä, Finland
 * Janne Salmi, Finland
 * Markku Salminen, Finland
 * Hanne Sandstad, Norway
 * Tore Sandvik, Norway
 * Lena Samuelsson, Sweden
 * Eveli Saue, Estonia
 * Ieva Sargautytė, Lithuania
 * Sanna Savolainen, Finland
 * Christine Schaffner, Switzerland
 * Karin Schmalfeld, Germany
 * Ruth Schmid, Switzerland
 * David Schneider, Switzerland
 * Alex Schwager, Switzerland
 * Frauke Schmitt Gran, Germany
 * Pirjo Seppä, Finland
 * Olga Shevchenko, Russia
 * Maria Shilova, Russia
 * Lauri Sild, Estonia
 * Sixten Sild, Estonia
 * Timo Sild, Estonia
 * Kaija Silvennoinen, Finland
 * Leena Silvennoinen, Finland
 * Ivan Sirakov, Bulgaria
 * Martins Sirmais, Latvia
 * Aliya Sitdikova, Russia
 * Anders Skarholt, Norway
 * Ola Skarholt, Norway
 * Lars Skjeset, Norway
 * Marita Skogum, Sweden
 * Torben Skovlyst, Denmark
 * Hanne Sletner, Norway
 * Bill Smith (Fell runner), United Kingdom
 * Peter Snell, New Zealand
 * Michal Smola, Czech Republic
 * Hanne Staff, Norway
 * Markus Stappung, Switzerland
 * Eivor Steen-Olsson, Sweden
 * Marta Štěrbová, Czech Republic
 * Jamie Stevenson, United Kingdom
 * Søren Strunge, Denmark
 * Kine Hallan Steiwer, Norway
 * János Sotér, Hungary
 * Örjan Svahn, Sweden
 * Olavi Svanberg, Finland
 * Eva Svensson, Sweden
 * Harald Svergja, Norway
 * Šárka Svobodná, Czech Republic
 * Gunilla Svärd, Sweden
 * Helene Söderlund, Sweden
 * János Sőtér, Hungary

T

 * Veijo Tahvanainen, Finland
 * Olli-Markus Taivainen, Finland
 * Silja Tarvonen, Finland
 * Heimo Taskinen, Finland
 * Jorunn Teigen, Norway
 * Hilde Tellesbø, Norway
 * Chris Terkelsen, Denmark
 * Ekaterina Terekhova, Russia
 * Mika Tervala, Finland
 * Aimo Tepsell, Finland
 * Margrit Thommen, Switzerland
 * Harald Thon, Norway
 * Øyvin Thon, Norway
 * Petter Thoresen, Norway
 * Jan-Erik Thorn, Sweden
 * Pertti Tikka, Finland
 * Vadim Tolstopyatov, Russia
 * Natalia Tomilova, Russia
 * Päivi Tommola, Finland
 * Eivind Tonna, Norway
 * Hannele Tonna, Finland
 * Marcel Tschopp, Liechtenstein
 * Dmitriy Tsvetkov, Russia
 * Staffan Tunis, Finland
 * Tuomo Tompuri, Finland
 * Jon Tvedt, Norway
 * Håvard Tveite, Norway

U

 * Kjetil Ulven, Norway
 * Siri Ulvestad, Norway
 * Lars-Henrik Undeland, Sweden

V

 * Maret Vaher, Estonia
 * Géza Vajda, Hungary
 * Indrė Valaitė, Lithuania
 * Bjørnar Valstad, Norway
 * Pekka Varis, Finland
 * Liisa Veijalainen, Finland
 * Linda Verde, Norway
 * Kirill Veselov, Russia
 * Rolf Vestre, Norway
 * Annika Viilo, Finland
 * Galina Vinogradova, Russia
 * Renata Vlachová, Czechoslovakia
 * Tatiana Vlasova, Russia
 * Brit Volden, Norway
 * Giedrė Voverienė, Lithuania
 * Edgaras Voveris, Lithuania
 * Matti Väisänen, Finland
 * Mervi Väisänen, Finland
 * Seppo Väli-Klemelä, Finland

W

 * Ann-Marie Wallsten, Sweden
 * Michael Wehlin, Sweden
 * Eystein Weltzien, Norway
 * Emil Wingstedt, Sweden
 * Brigitte Wolf, Switzerland
 * Dieter Wolf, Switzerland
 * Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien, Norway

Z

 * Annika Zell, Sweden

Å

 * Gunborg Åhling, Sweden
 * Tobias Åslund, Sweden

Ā

 * Valters Āboliņš, Latvia

Ö

 * Peter Öberg, Sweden
 * Göran Öhlund, Sweden
 * Gunnar Öhlund, Sweden
 * Kaspar Öttli, Switzerland

Ø

 * Marit Økern, Norway
 * Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, Norway

By country

 * Australian orienteers
 * Austrian orienteers
 * British orienteers
 * Bulgarian orienteers
 * Czech orienteers
 * Czechoslovak orienteers
 * Danish orienteers
 * Estonian orienteers
 * Finnish orienteers
 * French orienteers
 * German orienteers
 * Hungarian orienteers
 * Italian orienteers
 * Latvian orienteers
 * Lithuanian orienteers
 * New Zealand orienteers
 * Norwegian orienteers
 * Polish orienteers
 * Romanian orienteers
 * Russian orienteers
 * Slovak orienteers
 * Soviet orienteers
 * Swedish orienteers
 * Swiss orienteers
 * Ukrainian orienteers

Innovators

 * Chris Brasher, one of the pioneers of orienteering in Britain and can claim the first public mention of the sport in an article in The Observer in 1957
 * Ernst Killander, one of the people who made the sport of orienteering popular in Scandinavian countries
 * Björn Kjellström, orienteering champion and co-founder of the compass manufacturing company Silva Sweden AB
 * Jan Kjellström, played an important role in the development of the sport of orienteering in Great Britain
 * Per Kristiansen, involved in orienteering training in Norway and also written several books on handbook on training and competition
 * Martin Kronlund, introduced and developed the sport of orienteering in Spain
 * Jan Martin Larsen, pioneer in the development of the specialized orienteering map