Eirik Langedal Breivik

Eirik Langedal Breivik

Personal information
Born	1998 (age 25–26)
Sport
Sport	Orienteering
Club	NTNUI Nydalens SK
Medal record Representing  Norway Men's orienteering World Championships 2024 Edinburgh Mixed sprint relay European Championships 2024 Mór Middle 2024 Mór Relay

Eirik Langedal Breivik (born 1998) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competes internationally. He represented Norway at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships, where he was part of the team winning bronze medals in the mixed sprint relay.

Personal life

Born in 1998,^[1] Breivik hails from Korsvoll and is educated as physiotherapist.^[2]

Sports career

Breivik represents the clubs NTNUI and Nydalens SK.^[1]

2023

Competing in the 2023 Orienteering World Cup, Breivik placed 27th overall, with 72 points.^[3] In April 2023 he was part of a team placing third in a world cup relay event.^[4]

2024

Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, he qualified for the sprint final, but in the final he was disqualified after mispunching.^[5] Two days later Breivik ran the second leg for Norway in the mixed sprint relay. The Norwegian team, which also included Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad, Kasper Fosser, and Andrine Benjaminsen, won bronze medals in the relay.^[6][7]

He won a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2024 European Orienteering Championships in Hungary, ahead of Kasper Fosser.^[8][9] Breivik was running the second leg in the relay at the 2024 European Championships, winning gold medal for Norway along with Eskil Kinneberg and Kasper Fosser.^[10][11]

References

1. "Eirik Langedal Breivik". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
2. Teig, Alfred (7 June 2024). "Lokale Eirik (25) klar for VM – håper på bestenotering". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
3. "Orienteering World Cup". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
4. "Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 1 - Relay". IOF Eventor. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
5. "World Ranking - Sprint. Final". IOF Eventor. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
6. Hauge, Bjørn (14 July 2024). "VM-bronse til Norge i sprintstafetten". kondis.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
7. "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2024 - Sprint Relay". eventor.orienteering.org. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
8. "Norsk dobbeltseier i Orienterings-EM". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
9. "Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Middle". eventor.orienteering.org. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
10. "Nytt norsk gull i orienterings-EM". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
11. "Official results for Orienteering World Cup Round 3 with European Orienteering Championships 2024 - Relay". eventor.orienteering.org. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.