Athlete profile: Jan Erik Naess
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Jan Erik started orienteering late - at the age of 16. His first start was in the summer of 2014 when he went to Calgary for the Canadian Chapionships and won two Golds and a silver in M16. In the fall of 2014 he went to the North American Championships and raced in M20 for the first time, coming 5th in the sprint which helped earn himself a spot of the Canadian Junior World Orienteering Team. In the summer of 2015 he went to JWOC and had his first international races.
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His best result there was 91st in the Long Distance. After JWOC he raced in O-Ringen and placed 25th in M18B. After coming back from Europe he raced in the 2015 Canadian Orienteering Championships in M20, winning a bronze, silver, and gold. Throughout the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016 he stepped up his training, often driving 5-10 hours to make it to races. In the fall he raced in M21E for the first time at the Kentucky OCIN Games, winning 2 out of the 3 days. In the spring he kicked off his orienteering by flying to Vancouver to participate in the Vancouver Sprint Camp. His next large competition was the Ontario Championships where he raced in M21E against some of Canada's best runners. The final spring race was the West Point A-Meet where he placed 3rd for M20. This summer he stayed in Basel for two weeks to train, also attending the Middle and Long Distance Swiss National Events where he came 24th and 11th, respectively.
World Orienteering Championships (WOC)
Best result 11. place:
2025, Relay, Kuopio, Finland
Best for each discipline:
Middle: 42. place 2019, Ostfold, Norway
Sprint: Q22. place 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland
Relay: 11. place 2025, Kuopio, Finland
KO-Sprint: 56. place 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland
[Click to show all WOC results]All WOC results:
2025:
11. place, Relay, Kuopio, Finland
2024:
Q22. place, Sprint, Edinburgh, Scotland
56. place, KO-Sprint, Edinburgh, Scotland
2023:
25. place, Relay, Flims Laax, Switzerland
Q23. place, Middle, Flims Laax, Switzerland
2019:
29. place, Relay, Ostfold, Norway
42. place, Middle, Ostfold, Norway
European Orienteering Championships (EOC)
Best result 100. place:
2025, KO-Sprint, Hasselt, Belgium
Best for each discipline:
KO-Sprint: 100. place 2025, Hasselt, Belgium
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World Cup (WC)
Best result 42. place:
2019, WC no. 4, Ostfold, NOR, Middle, WOC
[Click to show all WC results]All WC results:
42. place, WC no. 4-2019, Ostfold, NOR, Middle, WOC
76. place, WC no. 1-2024, Olten, SUI, KO-Sprint
86. place, WC no. 3-2024, Genoa, ITA, Sprint
95. place, WC no. 2-2019, Vihti, FIN, Long
97. place, WC no. 6-2024, Kuopio, FIN, Long
100. place, WC no. 3-2025, Hasselt, BEL, KO-Sprint
115. place, WC no. 2-2023, Ostfold, NOR, Middle
115. place, WC no. 1-2019, Vihti, FIN, Middle
126. place, WC no. 7-2024, Kuopio, FIN, Middle
B: DSQ, WC no. 1-2025, Idre, SWE, Long
B41. place, WC no. 2-2025, Idre, SWE, Middle
DSQ, WC no. 2-2024, Olten, SUI, Sprint
Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC)
Best result 13. place:
2018, Long, Hungary
Best for each discipline:
Long: 13. place 2018, Hungary
Middle: B5. place 2017, Finland
Sprint: 51. place 2017, Finland
Relay: 16. place 2016, Engadin, Switzerland
[Click to show all JWOC results]All JWOC results:
2018:
53. place, Sprint, Hungary
C2. place, Middle, Hungary
13. place, Long, Hungary
2017:
51. place, Sprint, Finland
32. place, Relay, Finland
B5. place, Middle, Finland
79. place, Long, Finland
2016:
137. place, Sprint, Engadin, Switzerland
16. place, Relay, Engadin, Switzerland
C4. place, Middle, Engadin, Switzerland
114. place, Long, Engadin, Switzerland
2015:
133. place, Sprint, Rauland, Norway
27. place, Relay, Rauland, Norway
C19. place, Middle, Rauland, Norway
91. place, Long, Rauland, Norway
Jan Erik Naess is found under the following names:
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