British Orienteering
| British Orienteering Federation (BOF) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 1967 |
| president | Lyn West |
| societies | 150 |
| Members | 10,000 (1998) |
| Association headquarters | 8a Stancliffe House, Whitworth Road Darley Dale , Matlock Derbyshire DE4 2HJ |
| Homepage | www.britishorienteering.org.uk |
The British Orienteering Federation ( english British Orienteering Federation, BOF , often shortened to just only British Orienteering Federation ) is the national orienteering governing body of the United Kingdom . It was founded in June 1967 and is a member of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF).
history
Orienteering was introduced in Great Britain in the 1950s. The sport received support from the Olympians John Disley and Chris Brasher as well as from the Swedish baron 'Rak' Largerfelt. In May 1962, the first Scottish orienteering championships took place in Dunkeld, Scotland . The Swede Jan Kjellström , son of the founder of the compass manufacturer Silva, then spread the sport in the United Kingdom in a traffic accident until his death in 1967. The Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering has been held in his honor since 1967 .
Events carried out
Orienteering:
- World Orienteering Championships 1976 in Aviemore , Scotland
- Orienteering World Championships 1999 in Inverness , Scotland
- 2015 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness , Scotland
Trail Orienteering:
Member associations
The association itself consists of 13 associations, including the national associations of Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales :
- British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA)
- East Anglian Orienteering Association (EAOA)
- East Midlands Orienteering Association (EMOA)
- North East Orienteering Association (NEOA)
- Northern Ireland Orienteering Association (NIOA)
- North West Orienteering Association (NWOA)
- South Central Orienteering Association (SCOA)
- South East Orienteering Association (SEOA)
- Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA)
- South West Orienteering Association (SWOA)
- West Midlands Orienteering Association (WMOA)
- Welsh Orienteering Association (WOA)
- Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA)