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]
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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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Governance edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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. In 2024, Elizabeth Bourne was awarded an Order of Australia medal for services to conservation, and her contributions to orienteering.[18]
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ "Queenslanders honoured in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List". Government House Queensland. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links edit
- Orienteering Australia homepage Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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