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Thierry Gueorgiou

Thierry Gueorgiou
Thierry Gueorgiou 2007.jpg
Gueorgiou at the World Cup event
in Norway 2007
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rapperswil/Jona Middle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Västerås Middle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aichi Middle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kiev Middle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kiev Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2008 Olomouc Middle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Miskolc Middle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Savoie Middle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Savoie Long
Gold medal – first place 2011 Savoie Relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Vuokatti Long
Gold medal – first place 2014 Asiago-Lavarone Long
Gold medal – first place 2015 Inverness Long
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aichi Relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Miskolc Long
Silver medal – second place 2016 Stromstad Long
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Rapperswil/Jona Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Trondheim Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Trondheim Long
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Duisburg Middle
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2007 WC Overall
Silver medal – second place 2005 WC Overall
Silver medal – second place 2008 WC Overall
Silver medal – second place 2009 WC Overall
Silver medal – second place 2011 WC Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2010 WC Overall
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Roskilde Middle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Otepää Middle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspils Middle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Primorsko Relay
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Roanne Short
Gold medal – first place 2000 Roanne Long
Gold medal – first place 2000 Roanne Relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Varna Short
Gold medal – first place 2002 Varna Relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Reims Long
Silver medal – second place 1999 Varna Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Reims Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Varna Short

Thierry Gueorgiou (French pronunciation: ​[tjɛʁi ʒɔʁʒu]; born 30 March 1979) is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.

In late-November 2016 it was announced he'll become the Swedih national team head coach following the 2017 World Championships.

Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne and the Finnish Kalevan Rasti. With Kalevan Rasti he has won the Jukola Relay five times (2004, 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2014).

Running for Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation, he made his senior international debut at WOC 1997 in Grimstad, Norway, at the age of 18.

Gueorgiou was a member of the French relay team at WOC 2008 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. While running in a clear lead on the third leg, he suffered a bee sting on the back of his tongue. He left the course to go directly to the finish, where he collapsed, barely able to breathe. He was transported by helicopter to a hospital.

At WOC 2009 in Miskolc, Hungary, during the last leg of the relay race Gueorgiou, Anders Nordberg (Norway), and Michal Smola (Czech Republic) were close behind the lead runner, Martin Johansson (Sweden), when Johansson suffered a 12 cm deep penetrating trauma from a stick in his right thigh. While Nordberg ran for help, Gueorgiou and Smola stayed with Johansson. Gueorgiou pulled out the stick, then applied compression to the wound using his own shirt and GPS tracking harness. Gueorgiou and Smola then carried Johansson to a road. Nordberg brought a physician there.


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