International Orienteering Federation
Federation of national sports associations | |
Headquarters | Drottninggatan 47 SE-65225 Karlstad Sweden |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 78 national federations |
President | Leho Haldna |
CEO | Henrik Eliasson |
Secretary General | Sondre Sande Gullord |
Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
Website | orienteering |
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad, Sweden.[1] The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering.[2]
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History
The IOF was founded on 21 May 1961 at a Congress held in Copenhagen,
After the
Membership
As of January 2016, the membership of the IOF comprised 80 national orienteering federations, of which 56 were members, 24 were provisional members,[6] divided into six geographical regions.[7]
Africa
6 Members, 1 Provisional Member
Asia
17 Members, 1 Provisional Member
Europe
40 Members (2 currently suspended), 1 Provisional Member
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North America
5 Members
Oceania
2 Members
South America
9 Members
Governance structure
The IOF is governed by an elected Council consisting of a President, a Senior Vice President, two Vice Presidents, and seven other Council members.
Presidents
- Erik Tobé (1961—1975)
- Lasse Heideman (1975—1982)
- Bengt Saltin (1982—1988)
- Heinz Tschudin (1988—1994)
- Sue Harvey (1994—2004)
- Åke Jacobson (2004—2012)
- Brian Porteous (2012—2016)
- Leho Haldna (2016—)
Affiliations
Since 1977, the IOF has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[4]
The IOF is also a member of the following organisations:[4]
- Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
- International World Games Association (IWGA)
- International Masters Games Association (IMGA)
- SportAccord
Publications
The IOF used to publish a wide variety of journals and reference works related to the sport. These include Orienteering World, an annual magazine, The Scientific Journal of Orienteering, the OZine.[12] Official editions of the rules of IOF sanctioned orienteering[13] and specifications for orienteering maps[14] are still published at regular intervals.
References
- ^ a b "Secretariat". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "About the IOF". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ a b c d "The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) suspends the membership of its Russian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | International Orienteering Federation".
- ^ a b c d "History". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club. "Orienteering History". Momentech Software Services. Archived from the original on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2006-02-19.
- ^ "National Federations". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Regions". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "lof.lv". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Council". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Past and present Councils". IOF. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ "Leho Haldna from Estonia is the new IOF President". IOF. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ "Publications". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Rules". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Mapping". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-02.