Thierry Gueorgiou

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Thierry Gueorgiou (born March 30, 1979) is a French orienteer who won the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event for 3 years in a row (2003-2005).

He lives in St. Etienne, France, where he studies Biology. Gueorgiou runs for the French club NO St-Etienne and the Finnish club Kalevan Rasti. He has won the Jukola Relay twice (2004 & 2005) with Kalevan Rasti

Gueorgiou is considered to be the most technically skillful orienteer in the world today; running flawless races in incredible times at the biggest competitions. He has run in the last 7 world championships. He made his French senior international debut at WOC 1997 in Grimstad, Norway, at the age of 18.

Main Results

World Orienteering Championships

Gold, Middle Distance, 2005 Japan
Gold, Middle Distance, 2004 Sweden
Gold, Middle Distance, 2003 Switzerland
Silver, Relay Event, 2005 Japan
Bronze, Sprint Distance, 2003 Switzerland

European Orienteering Championships

Gold, Middle Distance, 2004 Denmark

Orienteering World Cup

First, Overall Relay World Cup 2005
Second, Overall Individual World Cup 2005
Silver, Middle Distance, 2005 Great Britain
Silver, Relay Event, 2005 Great Britain
Silver, Sprint Distance, 2002 Norway
Silver, Relay Event, 2005 Italy
Bronze, Sprint Distance, 2005 Italy
Bronze, Middle Distance, 2005 Italy

World Games

Gold, Middle Distance, 2005 Germany

World University Orienteering Championships

Gold, Short Distance, 2002 Bulgaria
Gold, Relay Event, 2002 Bulgaria
Gold, Short Distance, 2000 France
Gold, Long Distance, 2000 France
Gold, Relay Event, 2000 France

Junior World Orienteering Championships

Silver, Relay, 1999 Bulgaria
Silver, Long Distance, 1998 France
Bronze, Short Distnace, 1999 Bulgaria
Bronze, Relay, 1998 France

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