http://www.3news.co.nz/News/ThreeNZersi ... fault.aspx wrote:Three New Zealanders have found their way into the finals of the world mountain orienteering championships.

The three were part of a six-strong New Zealand contingent at the champs in Ostroda, Poland.

Marquita Gelderman qualified second in her heat for Friday's long distance final, while Chris Forne came third in his heat and Georgia Whitla managed seventh in the junior women's qualifier.

http://3news.co.nz/News/SportsNews/NZmo ... fault.aspx wrote:New Zealand's Marquita Gelderman missed the bronze medal in the sprint event at the world mountain-bike orienteering championships by 22 seconds in Poland today.

Gelderman also finished fourth at the 2005 championships in the middle distance event.

Leading sprint event results-

Women: Hana Bajtosova (Slovakia) 21min 04sec 1, Michaela Gigon (Austria) 21:08 2, Martina Tichovska (Czech Republic) 21:43 3. Also: MARQUITA GELDERMAN (NZ) 22:05 4, EMILY WALL (NZ) 27:43 36, KATH COPLAND (NZ) dnf.

Men: Lasse Brun Pedersen (Denmark) 19:43 1, Jiri Hradil (Czech Republic) 20:16 2, Tonis Erm (Estonia) 20:19 3. Also: CHRIS FORNE (NZ) 25:47 45, GREG BARBOUR (NZ) 26:30 49.

Junior women: Tatiana Repina (Russia) 17:35 1, Hana Hancikova (Czech Republic) 18:16 2, Natalia Tysova (Slovakia) 18:43 3. Also: GEORGIA WHITLA (NZ) dnf.

Trail wrote: Isn't Chris Forne the current world orienteering champ (classic on foot style rather than mountain bike)??

Woot go Chris and Em!