Pia Young Vik

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Pia Young Vik
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Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born2003 (age 21–22)
Sport
SportOrienteering
Club Nydalens SK
OK Linne
Medal record
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's orienteering
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Finland Relay
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 BelgiumKnockout sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 PortugalMixed sprint relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 RomaniaSprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 RomaniaMixed sprint relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 RomaniaLong
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 RomaniaMiddle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 RomaniaRelay

Pia Young Vik (born 2003) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who runs for the clubs Nydalens SK and OK Linne. [1]

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As junior she won both individual medals and relay medals at the Junior World Orienteering Championships. Her achievements as senior include winning national titles in 2024 and 2025, a silver medal in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships, and a silver medal in knockout sprint at the European Orienteering Championships.

Career

Junior career

Representing Norway at the 2022 Junior World Orienteering Championships, Vik won a gold medal in the mixed sprint relay with the Norwegian team. [2]

She won a silver medal in sprint at the 2023 Junior World Championships, [2] and went on to win several further medals at the 2023 championships.

2024

As senior, Vik won the national title in sprint in 2024. [3]

2025

In May 2025, Vik won the national title in knockout sprint. [4]

Vik represented Norway at the 2025 World Orienteering Championships in Finland, where she won a silver medal in the relay with the Norwegian team, along with Marie Olaussen and Andrine Benjaminsen. She was running the first leg, and finished her leg in the lead, and Norway finally placed second behind Sweden. [5]

In August 2025 she won a silver medal in knockout-sprint at the European Orienteering Championships in Belgium, behind Cecile Calandry from France, and ahead of Simona Aebersold. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pia Young Vik". orienteering.org. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Langaas, Sindre (3 July 2023). "Pia med junior-VM-sølv på fødselsdagen". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Offisiell resultatliste for NM sprint". orienteering.org. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pia Young Vik og Jørgen Baklid vant NM knockout sprint". Kondis (in Norwegian). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Utklasset av Sverige – skade påvirket løpet". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Kristiansen, Kjell-Erik (29 August 2025). "Pia reddet norsk KO-medalje i EM". langrenn.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2025.


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