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The '''Dansk Orienterings-Forbund''' (DOF) is the national [[Orienteering]] Association in [[Denmark]]. It is recognized as the [[orienteering]] [[Sport governing body|association]] for [[Denmark]] by the [[International Orienteering Federation]], of which it is a member.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations|title= IOF Member Federations|accessdate=2008-06-20 |work=[[International Orienteering Federation]] |date= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080618185711/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-18}}</ref>
The '''Dansk Orienterings-Forbund''' (DOF) is the national [[Orienteering]] Association in [[Denmark]]. It is recognized as the [[orienteering]] [[Sport governing body|association]] for [[Denmark]] by the [[International Orienteering Federation]], of which it is a member.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations|title= IOF Member Federations|accessdate=2008-06-20 |work=[[International Orienteering Federation]] |date= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080618185711/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-18}}</ref>


==External links==
==History==
The Danish Orienteering Federation was founded in 1941. It was among the ten founding members of the [[International Orienteering Federation]] in 1961, and Denmark participated in the first [[European Orienteering Championships]] in 1962.<ref name=o1987>{{cite book |title=Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år |editor=Knut Berglia, Tom-Erik Brohaug, Kristoffer Staver, Kaare Thuesen, Torgeir Strandhagen |language=Norwegian |year=1987 |publisher=[[Norges Orienteringsforbund]]|pages=159, 278 }}</ref>
*[http://www.do-f.dk Official website of the Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (DOF)]

The Danish male team won gold medals in the relay at the 1997 [[World Orienteering Championships]]. Among Danish individual world champions in foot orienteering are [[Mona Nørgaard]] and [[Søren Bobach]]. Denmark hosted the world championships in 2006.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.do-f.dk Official website of the Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (DOF)]



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{{International Orienteering Federation Members}}

Revision as of 19:31, 17 April 2015

Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (DOF)
Founded1941
TypeOrienteering federation
Location
Area served
Denmark
Key people
Helge Søgård
Websitehttp://www.do-f.dk

The Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (DOF) is the national Orienteering Association in Denmark. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Denmark by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.[1]

History

The Danish Orienteering Federation was founded in 1941. It was among the ten founding members of the International Orienteering Federation in 1961, and Denmark participated in the first European Orienteering Championships in 1962.[2]

The Danish male team won gold medals in the relay at the 1997 World Orienteering Championships. Among Danish individual world champions in foot orienteering are Mona Nørgaard and Søren Bobach. Denmark hosted the world championships in 2006.

See also

References

  1. ^ "IOF Member Federations". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. ^ Knut Berglia, Tom-Erik Brohaug, Kristoffer Staver, Kaare Thuesen, Torgeir Strandhagen, ed. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. pp. 159, 278.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)