Stig Berge
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Friedrichroda Individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Friedrichroda Relay
Silver medal – second place 1972 Doksy Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Fiskars Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Linköping Relay

Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) 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.[1] He also won silver at the 1972 World Orienteering Championships,[2] 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.

References

  1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.


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