Vegard Jarvis Westergård
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| Born | 1996 (age 28–29)[1] Bergen, Norway[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Orienteering | ||||||||||||||
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Vegard Jarvis Westergård (born 1996) is an orienteering competitor who runs for the Canadian national team.[1] In 2025, Westergård became the first Canadian ever to win a medal at a major international orienteering competition, winning Bronze in the World Games Middle Distance in Chengdu.[3]
Career
Westergård is Norwegian Canadian, and spent most of his early orienteering career competing for the Norwegian national team, including competing for Norway at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in 2016.[2][4] In 2019, Westergård won the bronze medal at a Red Bull 400 event hosted in Trondheim.
Personal life
Westergård was born in Bergen, Norway. He moved to Halden near the Swedish border in 2015 after living in Bergen for his entire early life. Westergård is the youngest of three brothers, all of whom have competed at the Junior World Orienteering Championships. As of 2025, Westergård lives in Oslo.[5][2]
References
- ^ a b "IOF Eventor - Vegard Jarvis Westergard". eventor.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Vegard Jarvis Westergard". WorldofO.com. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Canada's Vegard Jarvis Westergård Wins Historic Bronze in Orienteering at the World Games". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Kocbach, Jan. "JWOC 2016 Long Men: GPS and Splits Analysis". World of O News. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Orienteering Canada - Athlete Profile: Vegard Jarvis Westergård". orienteering.ca. Retrieved 11 August 2025.