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Team Great Britain WOC 2012
Men
Scott Fraser
Graham Gristwood
Hector Haines
Mark Nixon
Matthew Speake
Murray Strain
Doug Tullie
Women
Helen Bridle
Tessa Hill
Helen Palmer
Sarah Rollins
Rachael Rothman
Catherine Taylor
Claire Ward
WOC 2012 Team overviews are made in a cooperation between the WOC 2012 organisers and WorldofO.com. Biographies are updated in August 2011.
Team Overview
| Name | Sprint | Middle | Long | Relay | |
| 1. | Helen Bridle | 36th place Qual: 14th place | |||
| 2. | Scott Fraser | 4th place Qual: 2nd place | 20th place Qual: 9th place | 16th place | |
| 3. | Graham Gristwood | 36th place Qual: 11st place | |||
| 4. | Hector Haines | Qual: 19th place | |||
| 5. | Tessa Hill | 11st place Qual: 6th place | |||
| 6. | Mark Nixon | Qual: 16th place | 16th place | ||
| 7. | Helen Palmer | 26th place Qual: 6th place | |||
| 8. | Sarah Rollins | 37th place Qual: 12nd place | 10th place | ||
| 9. | Rachael Rothman | 21st place Qual: 10th place | |||
| 10. | Matthew Speake | Qual: 19th place | Qual: 20th place | 16th place | |
| 11. | Murray Strain | 11st place Qual: 4th place | |||
| 12. | Catherine Taylor | 38th place Qual: 7th place | 10th place | ||
| 13. | Doug Tullie | Qual: 22nd place | |||
| 14. | Claire Ward | 7th place Qual: 7th place | 22nd place Qual: 6th place | 25th place Qual: 4th place | 10th place |
Results will be updated during the championships in cooperation with the WOC 2012 organizers. See also:
Detailed Team information
Helen Bridle
| Club | Edinburgh Southern OC (GBR), Gothenborg OK (SWE) |
| Born date | 03.06.1979 |
| Born place | Poole (GBR) |
| Occupation | Researcher |
| Residence | Edinburgh (GBR) |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] 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. 24th spot in sprint at WOC 2009. |
| Selected results | 36. place, WOC 2012 Long 35. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 44. place, EOC 2012 Long 20. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 44. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 24. place, WOC 2009 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Scott Fraser
| Club | Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering (SWE) |
| Born date | 25.03.1986 |
| Born place | Edinburgh (GBR) |
| Occupation | Consultant in Performance Psychology |
| Hobbies | Going to pub, Watching football, Having a laugh with my mates |
| Favourite terrain | Highlands of Scotland |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Strong young British runner who has sprint has his speciality. Just missed the medals with his 4th spot in the EOC 2008 sprint - and also several good races in the sprint in the Nordic Tour 2011. Did a surprising good WOC long distance in Trondheim in 2010 - finishing 6th. |
| Selected results | 4. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 5. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 20. place, WOC 2012 Long 9. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2010 Long 29. place, EOC 2012 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Graham Gristwood
| Club | Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering (SWE), Sheffield University OC (GBR) |
| Born date | 31.05.1984 |
| Born place | Woking (GBR) |
| Occupation | Project Leader in Global Health Events at Scania |
| Residence | Södertälje (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Movies |
| Favourite terrain | Good runnability and technical |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Top 10 results in both sprint and long at the World Orienteering Champs - and World Champion in relay in 2008 after taking care of the first leg. His best World Cup result so far in the World Cup final sprint in Switzerland in 2010 with a second place. Took 5th spot in the first ever KnockOut sprint in the World Cup at the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010. 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. Has graduated from Warwick University (Maths) and is currently semi-professional with his own mapping company. www.grahamgristwood.co.uk |
| Selected results | 4. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 36. place, WOC 2012 Middle 11. place, WOC 2011 Middle 2. place, WC 2010 #12, Sprint 13. place, WOC 2010 Middle 14. place, WOC 2010 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Hector Haines
| Club | Edinburgh University OC (GBR) |
| Born date | 17.07.1989 |
| Born place | Ilkley (GBR) |
| Occupation | Student |
| Residence | Edinburgh (GBR) |
| Hobbies | Cooking, Sleeping |
| Favourite terrain | Glen Affric, Scotland |
| Selected results | 59. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 45. place, WC 2011 #8, Long 49. place, WC 2011 #9, Middle 70. place, WC 2011 #7, Middle 45. place, WC 2010 #10, Long 16. place, JWOC 2009 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Tessa Hill
| Born date | 08.05.1987 |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Strong sprinter - taking an 11th place in the first race of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2011. 33rd place overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010. |
| Selected results | 11. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 22. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 4. place, WC 2011 #10, Sprint 11. place, WC 2011 #1, Sprint 25. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle 33. place, WC 2011 #8, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Mark Nixon
| Born date | 26.06.1984 |
| Selected results | 45. place, EOC 2012 Long 67. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Helen Palmer
| Club | Wing OK (NOR), Inverness OC (GBR) |
| Born date | 11.08.1981 |
| Born place | Cardiff (GBR) |
| Residence | Trondheim (NOR) |
| Selected results | 26. place, WOC 2012 Middle 23. place, WOC 2011 Long 36. place, EOC 2012 Middle 39. place, WOC 2010 Long 41. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 39. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Sarah Rollins
| Club | British Army OC (GBR) |
| Born date | 14.07.1976 |
| Born place | Kingston-upon-Thames (GBR) |
| Occupation | Sport & Exercise Medicine Doctor |
| Residence | Searle (GBR) |
| Hobbies | Not much time for hobbies! Being a mum? |
| Favourite terrain | Forested Sand Dunes e.g. Portugal |
| Selected results | 37. place, WOC 2012 Long 13. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 23. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 17. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 27. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 28. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Rachael Rothman
| Club | South Yorkshire Orienteers (GBR), IFK Lidingö SOK (SWE) |
| Born date | 01.03.1980 |
| Born place | Stockton-on-Tees (GBR) |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Residence | Sheffield (GBR) |
| Hobbies | Skiing, Fell running, Going to coffee shops, Visiting exciting countries |
| Favourite terrain | Anything technical - loved the WOC terrain in 2011 |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Middle being her best discipline, Elder has a 23rd in EOC middle distance in Bulgaria in 2010 and a 26th place in WOC middle distance in 2009 as her best international results. Did a good long distance race at the very technical long World Cup final long distance in France in autumn 2010. 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. |
| Selected results | 21. place, WOC 2012 Middle 19. place, WOC 2011 Middle 29. place, WOC 2011 Long 39. place, EOC 2012 Long 39. place, WOC 2010 Middle 40. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Matthew Speake
| Club | OK Tisaren |
| Born date | 01.07.1983 |
| Selected results | 36. place, WOC 2010 Middle 69. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 38. place, WC 2010 #10, Long 33. place, NOC 2009 Long 60. place, NOC 2009 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Murray Strain
| Born date | 23.03.1983 |
| Selected results | 11. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 12. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 18. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 74. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 40. place, WC 2011 #2, Sprint 17. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Catherine Taylor
| Club | Endinburgh University OC (GBR), Cleveland OK (GBR), OK Linne (SWE) |
| Born date | 11.08.1989 |
| Residence | Uppsala (SWE) |
| Selected results | 38. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 22. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 47. place, EOC 2012 Long 30. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 36. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 43. place, WC 2011 #8, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Doug Tullie
| Born date | 22.04.1988 |
| Selected results | 42. place, WOC 2011 Long 63. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 38. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle 42. place, WC 2010 #10, Long 53. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle 59. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Claire Ward
| Club | Edinburgh Southern OC (GBR) |
| Born date | 22.04.1977 |
| Born place | Abergavenny (GBR) |
| Occupation | Tax Advisor |
| Residence | Edinburgh (GBR) |
| Hobbies | No time - Two Children |
| Favourite terrain | A nice Scottish forest |
| Selected results | 7. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 22. place, WOC 2012 Middle 25. place, WOC 2012 Long 11. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 20. place, EOC 2012 Middle 21. place, EOC 2012 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
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