Øyvin Thon
{{Short description|Norwegian orienteer}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's orienteering }}
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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 1979 Tampere | Individual }}
{{MedalGold | 1981 Thun | Individual }}
{{MedalGold | 1981 Thun | Relay }}
{{MedalGold | 1983 Zalaegerszeg | Relay }}
{{MedalGold | 1985 Bendigo | Relay }}
{{MedalGold | 1987 Gérardmer | Relay }}
{{MedalGold | 1989 Skaraborg | Relay }}
{{MedalSilver | 1983 Zalaegerszeg | Individual }}
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Øyvin Thon (born 25 March 1958) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and has seven gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships.
He is married to Brit Volden, also a World Orienteering Champion. In 2005 they both climbed Cho Oyu (8201 meters).[http://www.travelexplorations.com/the-norwegian-cato-zahl-pedersen-reached-the-top-on-cho-oyu-unarmed-expedition-2005.279421-18557.html The Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen reached the top on Cho Oyu - Unarmed expedition 2005] (Retrieved on 8 December 2007) He won the Jukola relay in 1988.{{cite web |title=Jukola Relay winners 1949- |url=https://jukola.com/jukolan-historia/tilastot/jukolan-viestin-voittajat-1949/ |publisher=Jukola.com |access-date=22 August 2024}}
International championships
Thon won gold medals at the 1979{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=23 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1979 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=16 July 2017}} and 1981 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823154017/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=2011-08-23 }} (Retrieved on 8 December 2007){{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=24 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1981 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=16 July 2017}} and finished second in 1983.{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=25 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1983 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=16 July 2017}} 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),{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=26 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1985 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=16 July 2017}} 1987 (Gérardmer, France) and 1989 (Skaraborg, Sweden).
He won the Overall World Cup in Orienteering in 1988, and finished second in 1986.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Øyvin Thon |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=4 November 2020 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Øyvin_Thon |language=no | access-date=14 March 2023}}
National championships
Thon is several times Norwegian champion. He won the classic distance in 1980, achieved bronze medals in 1981 and 1982, and silver medal in 1985.{{cite book |title=Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år |editor=Knut Berglia |editor2=Tom-Erik Brohaug |editor3=Kristoffer Staver |editor4=Kaare Thuesen |editor5=Torgeir Strandhagen |language=Norwegian |year=1987 |publisher=Norges Orienteringsforbund|pages=310–311 }} He won the relay with the club IF Sturla seven years in a row from 1979 to 1985.Berglia 1987: pp. 321–322 He won the long distance in 1981, 1983 and 1986.Berglia 1987: p. 323 He received gold medals in night orienteering in 1981, 1982 and 1984.Berglia 1987: p. 324
References
{{Footer World Orienteering Championships Men}}
{{Footer Orienteering World Cup Men}}
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Category:Norwegian male orienteers
Category:Norwegian foot orienteers