Audun Heimdal

Audun Heimdal (8 February 1997 – 20 August 2022)[1] was a Norwegian orienteering and ski orienteering competitor.[2]

Audun Heimdal
Personal information
Born(1997-02-08)8 February 1997
Died20 August 2022(2022-08-20) (aged 25)
Sport
Sport
Club
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's ski orienteering
World Championships
2021 Kääriku Pursuit
2019 Piteå Middle
2021 Kääriku Sprint
2019 Piteå Relay
Winter Universiade
2019 KrasnoyarskSprint
2019 KrasnoyarskSprint relay
Junior World Championships
2016 Obertilliach Relay
2015 Hamar Middle
2016 Obertilliach Sprint
Men's orienteering
World Championships
2021 Doksy Mixed sprint relay
Junior World Championships
2017 Tampere Relay
2017 Tampere Middle
2016 Engadin Middle

Heimdal won a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2019 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He also won a gold medal in pursuit and a silver medal in sprint at the 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships.[3][4] Competing at the 2021 World Orienteering Championships, he won a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay, along with Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad, Kasper Fosser and Andrine Benjaminsen.[5]

Heimdal was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 and died on 20 August, at the age of 25.[1]

References
  1. Audun Heimdal (25) er død (in Norwegian)
  2. "Audun Heimdal". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. "Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2021 - Pursuit". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. "Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. "Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint relay". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 23 August 2022.


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