Jannis Bonek

Jannis Bonek

Jannis Bonek (2023)
Personal information
Born	1999 (age 25–26)
Sport
Sport	Orienteering
Medal record Representing   Austria Men's orienteering World Championships 2023 Grisons Middle

Jannis Bonek (born 1999) is an Austrian orienteering competitor. ^{[1] [2]}

He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships. ^[3] This was the first medal ever for Austrian men in the world orienteering championships. ^{[4] [5]}

Bonek was born in Vienna. His grandfather was also an orienteer, and Bonek first tried orienteering as a toddler, completing his first courses unaccompanied at the age of 8 or 9. Bonek spent half a year in Uppsala at a specialized orienteering school. Bonek has been a professional orienteer since at least 2019. Bonek runs for OK Linne in club events. ^[6]

References

1. "Jannis Bonek". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
2. "Jannis Bonek – Orientierungslauf". sportaustria.at (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Middle - final". eventor.orienteering.org. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
4. "Bonek gewinnt erste WM-Medaille". sport.orf.at (in German). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
5. Lucie Böhm has previously won world championship medals in women's competitions
6. Lützow, Sigi. "Orienteer Jannis Bonek: Alert mind on the verge of exhaustion". derstandard.de. Retrieved 23 May 2024.