Timo Sild

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Timo Sild
Timo Sild JWOC2007 Long.JPG
Sild at JWOC 2007
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Druskininkai Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Göteborg Long

Timo Sild (born February 26, 1988) is an Estonian orienteering competitor and junior world champion.

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Family

Timo is the elder son of orienteers Sixten Sild of Estonia and Sarmite Sild of Latvia. His younger brother is called Lauri Sild.

Career

Junior World Championships

He became Junior World Champion in the relay in Druskininkai in 2006, together with Mihkel Järveoja and Markus Puusepp. [1] [2] He received a silver medal in the long distance in 2008.

Senior career

Sild has competed in the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 World Orienteering Championships, as part of the Estonian relay team as well as in individual distances. [2]

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References

  1. Junior World Orienteering Championships Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on July 8, 2008)
  2. 1 2 "Profile: Timo Sild" World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 8, 2008)