Audun Heimdal (25) has died

Audun Heimdal (25) has died
Audun Heimdal (25) has died
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KONNERUD (Drammens Tidende): The orienteer Audun Heimdal died on the night of Saturday. This is what the Norwegian Orienteering Association writes on its website.

Heimdal was 25 years old and died after a period of illness, writes the orienteering association.

Heimdal was a national team runner in both orienteering and ski orienteering, and had an impressive career despite his young age. In 2021, Heimdal won WC gold in the pursuit start in ski orienteering, and WC silver in orienteering. He also has a double-digit number of NM gold on his track record.

– With Audun Heimdal, Norwegian orienteering has lost a fantastic athlete and person. Audun was not the one who shouted the loudest or took up the most space, but with his demeanor he has been a great role model for those around him. Both in the club Konnerud, where he grew up, and now in recent years in NTNUI and on the national teams, says president of the Norwegian Orienteering Association, Leif Størmer, to his own website.

Just under a year ago, he was in a separate class during the NM week in orienteering. There he won the intermediate distance by two minutes, before winning the relay the next day for another gold.

– Audun has meant a lot to many people, and he will be sorely missed, says Størmer.

The article is in Norwegian

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