Audun Heimdal
Norwegian orienteer (1997–2022)
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Audun Heimdal (8 February 1997 – 20 August 2022)[1] was a Norwegian orienteering and ski orienteering competitor.[2]
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| Born | 8 February 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 August 2022 (aged 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
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]
