Ralph Street
British orienteering competitor
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Ralph Street (born 1990) is a British orienteering competitor.[2] He was part of the British team that came second in the sprint relay at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships. His team included Megan Carter Davies, Kris Jones and Charlotte Ward.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1990 (age 35–36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Orienteering | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Street has competed for Baekkelagets SK in Norway, Sodertalje Nykvarn Orientering and Nydalens in Sweden[3] and South London Orienteers.[2] He has also competed for Sheffield University Orienteering Club.[3]
Street's favourite orienteering competition is the Jukola Relay in Finland.[3]
Street started orienteering at the age of nine.[3] His first orienteering event was Highland '99, running alongside the 1999 World Orienteering Championships where Yvette Baker won Britain's first gold medal.[4] When growing up, his major inspirations were British orienteers such as Yvette Baker, Heather Monro, Jamie Stevenson and Jon Duncan.[3] He first competed for Great Britain at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in 2007.[4]
After graduating with a degree in Geography and Town Planning[1] from the University of Sheffield[4] in 2012,[5] Street moved to Sweden before moving to Norway. As of 2022, Street lives in Oslo and works in IT Support.[4]
