Jamie Stevenson

Jamie Stevenson (born March 25, 1975) [http://runners.worldofo.com/jamiestevenson.html Profile: Jamie Stevenson] – "World of O Runners" (Retrieved on July 11, 2008)] is a British orienteering champion. He appeared on the TV sports quiz They Think It's All Over in 2003 after winning the gold medal in the sprint distance at the World Orienteering Championships.

He was the first and, to-date, the only British male orienteering world champion (Yvette Baker won the short distance race at the 1999 world championships).

Jamie won a second individual world championship medal in Denmark in 2006, with a third place in the middle distance category.

Jamie also holds two world relay medals running the anchor leg for Great Britain in 2003 to take Bronze (with Dan Marsden and Jon Duncan) and Gold in 2008 with Graham Gristwood and Jon Duncan.

Originally from Scotland [http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/team/squad_member.php?squad_id=1&id=1 British team: Jamie Stevenson] – "British Orienteering Federation" (Retrieved on July 11, 2008)] , Jamie has also raced for Swedish and Danish clubs. While living in Sweden he won the Swedish long distance championships. He now lives in Denmark. At international level he was a member of the British relay team which won the prestigious Nordic Championships in 2001, the relay bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Switzerland and the relay gold medal at the 2008 World Championships. In 2006 Jamie won the Danish 4km Short Course Cross Country Championships held in Helsingør.

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