Øyvin Thon

Medal record
Competitor for  Norway
Men's orienteering
World Orienteering Championships
Gold	1979 Tampere	Individual
Gold	1981 Thun	Individual
Gold	1981 Thun	Relay
Gold	1983 Zalaegerszeg	Relay
Gold	1985 Bendigo	Relay
Gold	1987 Gérardmer	Relay
Gold	1989 Skaraborg	Relay
Silver	1983 Zalaegerszeg	Individual

Øyvin Thon (born 25 March 1958) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and several times world champion.

He is married to Brit Volden, also a World Orienteering Champion. In 2005 they both climbed Cho Oyu (8201 meters).^[1]

International championships

Thon received gold medals at the 1979 and 1981 Individual World Orienteering Championships,^[2] and finished second in 1983. He is also five times Relay champion, as a member of the Norwegian winning teams in 1981 (Thun, Switzerland), 1983 (Zalaegerszeg, Hungary), 1985 (Bendigo, Australia), 1987 (Gérardmer, France) and 1989 (Skaraborg, Sweden).

He won the Overall World Cup in Orienteering in 1988, and finished second in 1986.

National championships

Øyvin Thon is several times Norwegian champion. He won the classic distance in 1980. He won the long distance in 1981, 1983 and 1986. He received gold medals in night orienteering in 1981, 1982 and 1984. He represented the sports club Kongsberg IF.

References

1. ^ The Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen reached the top on Cho Oyu - Unarmed expedition 2005 (Retrieved on December 8, 2007)
2. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 8, 2007)

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Name	Thon, Oyvin
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Date of birth	25 March 1958
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