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| Sport | Orienteering |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Abbreviation | OA |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Affiliation | IOF |
| Affiliation date | 1970 |
| Regional affiliation | Oceania |
| President | Michael Dowling |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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Orienteering Australia is the National organisation responsible for the governing, organisation and promotion of orienteering in Australia. It is a Full Member of the International Orienteering Federation.[1] Orienteering Australia has its own publication The Australian Orienteer.[2]
Governance
The Board, which governs Orienteering Australia, is made up of representatives from Member States. Daily business is handled by an elected Board of 6-8 directors. Committees and Officers offer specialist advice to the Board.[3]
Finance
The Board Director of Finance is Richard Mountstephens.[4] Orienteering Australia is sponsored principally by the Australian Sports Commission.[5] The National Orienteering League is supported by Wildfire Sports and Trek.
Members of the federation
Orienteering Australia is a federation made up of the 7 associations, with each State or territory of the commonwealth having a federation.[6]
- ACT: Orienteering ACT [7]
- NSW: Orienteering New South Wales[8]
- QLD: Orienteering Queensland[9]
- SA: Orienteering South Australia [10]
- TAS: Orienteering Tasmania [11]
- VIC: Orienteering Victoria [12]
- WA: Orienteering Western Australia [13]
For the Northern Territory, the Top End Orienteers (TEO) is the Orienteering Club, affiliated to OSA [14]
History
Orienteering Australia was founded in 1970, and joined the International Orienteering Federation the same year.[15] Australia participated in the World Orienteering Championships first time in 1972.[16] The 1985 World Championships were held in Bendigo, Australia.[17]
Individual world champion from Australia is Johanna Allston, who won a gold medal in sprint in 2006. She also won the middle distance in the World Games in 2009.
References
- ^ http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations#AUS Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 20th of June 2008
- ^ http://orienteering.asn.au/australianorienteer Retrieved on 20th of June 2008
- ^ "About Orienteering Australia". orienteering.asn.au. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Orienteering Australia Board 2008". Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ http://www.orienteering.asn.au/home/ Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 20th of June 2008
- ^ "Federation Members". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ admin. "Home". Orienteering ACT. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Orienteering NSW - HOME". onsw.asn.au. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Orienteering Queensland". oq.orienteering.asn.au. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Home - Orienteering South Australia". www.sa.orienteering.asn.au. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Home". tasorienteering.asn.au. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Orienteering Victoria | Orienteering Victoria". www.vicorienteering.asn.au. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "HOME - Orienteering Western Australia". www.wa.orienteering.asn.au. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Top End Orienteers". www.teo.asn.au. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Vamplew, W.; Australian Society for Sports History (1994). The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport. Oxford Companions Series. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-19-553568-6. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Knut Berglia; Tom-Erik Brohaug; Kristoffer Staver; Kaare Thuesen; Torgeir Strandhagen, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. p. 278.
- ^ Berglia 1987, pp. 216–217
External links
- Orienteering Australia homepage Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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