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Orienteering

This article is about the sport of orienteering. For orienteering training in the military, see Land navigation. For the way it is practised in Scouting, see Orienteering (scouting). For the combination with radio communication, see Radio orienteering.
Not to be confused with Orientation.
Orienteering
A man in a field with a map in his left hand reaching with his right for a numbered control point marked with orienteering flag.
An orienteer punching a control point
Highest governing bodyInternational Orienteering Federation (IOF)
First public contest1897 Sweden–Norway[1]
Clubs78 national federations
Characteristics
ContactNo
Team membersIndividuals and teams of variable size
Mixed-sexYes, but usually in separate leagues/divisions
TypeOutdoor
EquipmentCompass, orienteering map, control punch
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
OlympicNo
World Championships1966[2]
World Games1995[3]
Orienteering pictogram

Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points.[4] Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but almost any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation with a map is a type of orienteering.

Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including the World Games[5] (see Orienteering at the World Games) and World Police and Fire Games.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference iof_past_present was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1966". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Orienteering". IWGA. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. ^ "About Orienteering". The Canadian Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  5. ^ "Orienteering". International World Games Association. Archived from the original on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  6. ^ "Sports". World Police Fire Games. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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