Overview: WOC Teams 2008

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Team Great Britain WOC 2008 - 10 runners

Team Overview - Disciplines*

	Name	Sprint	Middle	Long	Relay
1.	Helen Bridle		Qual: 18th place
2.	Jon Duncan		22nd place Qual: 13rd place		medal
3.	Rachael Elder	34th place Qual: 9th place	28th place Qual: 7th place		12nd place
4.	Scott Fraser	Qual: 19th place		21st place Qual: 8th place
5.	Graham Gristwood	22nd place Qual: 5th place	26th place Qual: 8th place		medal
6.	Oli Johnson		Qual: 16th place	23rd place Qual: 12nd place
7.	Sarah Rollins	13rd place Qual: 6th place	19th place Qual: 4th place	16th place Qual: 12nd place	12nd place
8.	Jamie Stevenson	12nd place Qual: 2nd place		10th place Qual: 3rd place	medal
9.	Pippa Whitehouse	21st place Qual: 4th place		Qual: 21st place	12nd place
10.	Helen Winskill			Qual: 16th place

Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.

Detailed Team information

Helen Bridle

Club	Göteborg-Majorna (SWE) / Wimborne (GBR)
Born date	03.06.1979
Info/Biography	Moved to Sweden and Gothenburg in 2000 to improve her orienteering. In 2002 and 2003 she lived and worked in Switzerland prior to WOC 2003. Represented IFK Göteborg until she switched to Göteborg-Majorna ahead of 2005-season. Performed her best results in sprint. Won the relay in the World university Champs 2002, together with Rachel Elder and Sarah Rollins. Running middle at WOC 2008.
Selected results	6. place, WOC 2006 Sprint 28. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 35. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 35. place, WOC 2006 Middle 44. place, EOC 2006 Sprint 23. place, NOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Jon Duncan

Club	Kristiansand OK (NOR) / Warrior (GBR)
Born date	06.10.1975
Born place	Aberdeen (GBR)
Info/Biography	Works as a geologist with BP in Stavanger, Norway. Previously stayed in Norway for longer periods, running for Halden Sk for several years. Won Tiomila with Halden 2002 and 2003. His participation in the WOC 2003 relay, bringing a bronze medal to Britain, gave him a Life Membership of the British Orienteering Association. Running middle and relay at WOC 2008.
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Relay 22. place, WOC 2008 Middle 16. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 18. place, WOC 2007 Long 43. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 17. place, WOC 2006 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Rachael Elder

Club	IFK Lidingö (SWE) / Cleveland OK (GBR)
Born date	01.03.1980
Info/Biography	Making her WOC-debut in 2006 after a 3rd place in the long distance selection race. Won the relay in World University Champs i 2002 together with Helen Bridle and Sarah Rollins. Phd Student in Sheffield. Lived in Hedemora (SWE) 2002-2003 as a orienteering teacher. Represented Hedemora, but left for Lidingö ahead of 2006-season. Running sprint, middle and relay at WOC 2008.
Selected results	28. place, WOC 2008 Middle 34. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 23. place, WOC 2007 Middle 24. place, EOC 2008 Long 29. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 28. place, WOC 2006 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Scott Fraser

Club	Turun Metsänkävjät (FIN)
Born date	25.03.1986
Info/Biography	Ran sprint at WOC 2008, but could not qualify for the finale.
Selected results	4. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 21. place, WOC 2008 Long 14. place, WC 2008 #10, 17. place, WC 2008 #9, 25. place, WC 2008 #11, 29. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Graham Gristwood

Club	IFK Lidingö (SWE) / Octavian Droobers (GBR)
Born date	31.05.1984
Info/Biography	British sprint champion of 2006. After running only sprint three years in a row- he ran sprint, middle and relay in Kiev. Strong relay runner, just beaten by Peter Öberg to the changeover on the first leg of Jukola 2008. Have graduated from Warwick University (Maths) and are currently semi-professional with his own mapping company. www.grahamgristwood.co.uk
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Relay 22. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 26. place, WOC 2008 Middle 12. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 27. place, EOC 2008 Long 9. place, WOC 2006 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Oli Johnson

Club	Västerås SOK (SWE) / South Yorkshire (GBR)
Born date	11.12.1978
Selected results	23. place, WOC 2008 Long 17. place, EOC 2008 Long 22. place, EOC 2008 Middle 35. place, WC 2008 #11, 58. place, WC 2008 #9, 20. place, WOC 2005 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Sarah Rollins

Club	Bækkelaget SK (NOR)
Born date	14.07.1976
Selected results	13. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 16. place, WOC 2008 Long 19. place, WOC 2008 Middle 14. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 19. place, EOC 2008 Long 20. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Jamie Stevenson

Club	Farum Tisvilde (DEN) / South Yorkshire (GBR)
Born date	25.03.1975
Info/Biography	Moved to Sweden in 1999 to improve his orienteering. Stayed in Borlänge, Hedemora and Gothenburg as a teacher. Became one of the world stars by winning the WOC-gold in sprint in Switzerland 2003. Surprised many with his bronze on the middle distance in 2006. Living and working in Denmark- Jamie has less time for training and travelling. 12th at the WOC sprint 2008.
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Relay 10. place, WOC 2008 Long 3. place, WOC 2006 Middle 12. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, EOC 2006 Sprint 9. place, WOC 2007 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Pippa Whitehouse

Club	Göteborg/Majorna (SWE) /Cleveland OC (GBR)
Born date	04.02.1978
Selected results	21. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 28. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 31. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 42. place, WOC 2007 Long 12. place, WOC 2006 Sprint 31. place, WC 2008 #5, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Helen Winskill

Club	Västerås SOK (SWE) / South Yorkshire (GBR)
Born date	03.05.1974
Selected results	32. place, WOC 2007 Long 35. place, WOC 2007 Middle 3. place, WC 2005 #10, Sprint 20. place, WOC 2005 Middle 17. place, NOC 2007 Long 21. place, NOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile