Stig Berge
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Friedrichroda Individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Friedrichroda Relay
Silver medal – second place 1972 Doksy Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Fiskars Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Linköping Relay

Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and Master of Science in engineering.

Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.[1] He also won silver at the 1972 World Orienteering Championships,[2] and bronze in the relay in 1966. In the 1964 European Championships he won the silver in the relay.

Berge was crowned Norwegian champion 4 times between 1964 and 1971. He competed for Løkken IF and NTHI, the sports team at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and was a part of the winning team at the national championships in 1963, 1965 and 1973.

In 1970 Berge was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year.

References

  1. ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
  2. ↑ "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.


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