François Gonon (born 23 April 1979)[1] is a French orienteering competitor. He has received gold and silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships. He currently competes for the French orienteering club O'JURA and for the Swedish orienteering club IFK Göteborg.

François Gonon
Gonon at WOC 2008
Personal information
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 45)
Saint Etienne, France
Sport
Sport
  • Orienteering
  • Skyrunning
Club
Medal record
Representing  France
Orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Savoie Relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aichi Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Olomouc Long
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Savoie Long
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Otepää Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Falun Relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Varna Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Reims Relay
Skyrunning
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chamoniz Vertical Kilometer

Biography

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He competed at the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Aichi, where he received a silver medal in relay with the French team.[2] He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 2006 European Orienteering Championships in Otepää, together with Damien Renard and Thierry Gueorgiou. He finished 6th overall in the Orienteering World Cup in 2007.[3] He received a bronze medal in the long distance event at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc.[4] He received a gold medal in the relay event and a bronze medal in the long distance event at the 2011 World Orienteering Championships in Savoie.

References

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  1. ^ "François Gonon". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005.
  2. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 14 July 2008)
  3. ^ "Profile: François Gonon" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on 14 July 2008)
  4. ^ "Profile: François Gonon" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on 27 August 2009)
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