(1979-03-30) 30 March 1979 (age 45) St. Étienne, France
Years active
1997-2017
Spouse
Annika Billstam
Children
2
Sport
Sport
Orienteering
Club
Kalevan Rasti
NO St-Etienne
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing France
World Championships
2003 Rapperswil/Jona
Middle
2004 Västerås
Middle
2005 Aichi
Middle
2007 Kyiv
Middle
2007 Kyiv
Sprint
2008 Olomouc
Middle
2009 Miskolc
Middle
2011 Savoie
Middle
2011 Savoie
Long
2011 Savoie
Relay
2013 Vuokatti
Long
2014 Asiago-Lavarone
Long
2015 Inverness
Long
2017 Tartu
Middle
2005 Aichi
Relay
2009 Miskolc
Long
2013 Vuokatti
Middle
2016 Stromstad
Long
2017 Tartu
Relay
2003 Rapperswil/Jona
Sprint
2010 Trondheim
Middle
2010 Trondheim
Long
2014 Asiago-Lavarone
Relay
World Games
2005 Duisburg
Middle
World Cup
2006
WC Overall
2007
WC Overall
2005
WC Overall
2008
WC Overall
2009
WC Overall
2011
WC Overall
2010
WC Overall
European Championships
2004 Roskilde
Middle
2006 Otepää
Middle
2008 Ventspils
Middle
2010 Primorsko
Relay
World University Championships
2000 Roanne
Short
2000 Roanne
Long
2000 Roanne
Relay
2002 Varna
Short
2002 Varna
Relay
Junior World Championships
1998 Reims
Long
1999 Varna
Relay
1998 Reims
Relay
1999 Varna
Short
Thierry Gueorgiou (French pronunciation:[tjɛʁiʒɔʁʒu];[1] born 30 March 1979)[2] is a French orienteer who holds the record for gold medals won at the World Orienteering Championships for a male athlete, with 14 gold medals between 2003 and 2017.[3] Gueorgiou has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event a record eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2011 and 2017.
In November 2016 it was announced he will become the Swedish national team head coach following his retirement at the 2017 World Championships.[4] From October 2021 he has been the head coach of the Finnish national orienteering team.[5]
^Garrido, Laura. "WOC: Thierry Gueorgiou from a different and new point of view". orienteering.sport. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^Sara Stylbäck Vesa (25 November 2016). "Drömvärvning av orienteringslandslaget" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^"Thierry Gueorgiou suunnistuksen päävalmentajaksi" (in Finnish). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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