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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1999 (age 24–25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Per Fosser (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Orienteering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kasper Harlem Fosser (born 1999) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents Norwegian club IL Heming and Swedish club IFK Göteborg.[1]
Career
Fosser won a silver medal at the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold, and has won gold medals in both long distance, middle distance and relay in the Junior World Orienteering Championships.[2][3] He won a gold medal in long distance[4] at the 2021 World Orienteering Championships in Doksy, and silver medal in the sprint at the same championships, behind Isac von Krusenstierna.[5][6] Fosser won the long distance, held near Heřmánky, in a time of 1:35:55, ahead of Matthias Kyburz and Magne Daehli.[7] At the 2022 World Orienteering Championships he won the gold medal in the individual sprint, and a bronze in the mixed sprint relay.[8][9]
He won a gold medal in the long distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, after a close fight with Matthias Kyburz.[10]
Fosser has also competed in skyrunning, winning the U23 category in the combined Youth Skyrunning World Championships in 2021.[11]
Personal life
Fosser is a grandson of former international orienteer Per Fosser.[12]
Results
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Long | Middle | Sprint | Relay | Sprint Relay |
Knock Out Sprint | |
| 2019 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — |
References
- ^ Sundström, Karl (2 January 2022). "Här är idrotten där IFK Göteborg vill bli bäst i världen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Kasper Fosser". eventor.orienteering.org/. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Kasper Harlem Fosser". runners.worldofo.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Long". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint final". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Svenskt skrällguld i herrsprinten". svt.se (in Swedish). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Alexandersson and Fosser the fastest in the infinite labyrinth of sandstones – WOC2021".
- ^ "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Sprint". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Sprint Relay". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "VM-gull på langdistanse for Fosser". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Wind in the sails for Spain and Norway at the Youth World Champs final". August 2021.
- ^ Sæther, Esten O. (14 August 2019). "VM i orientering 2019 Kasper Fosser: Han er en sensasjon". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
- Kasper Fosser at World Athletics
- Kasper Fosser at the International Orienteering Federation
- Kasper Fosser at World of O
- Kasper Fosser at the International World Games Association
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