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| Sport | Orienteering |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Abbreviation | OA |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Affiliation | IOF |
| Affiliation date | 1970 |
| Regional affiliation | Oceania |
| President | Michael Dowling |
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Orienteering Australia is the National organisation responsible for the governing, organisation and promotion oforienteering inAustralia. It is a Full Member of theInternational Orienteering Federation.[1] Orienteering Australia has its publicationThe Australian Orienteer.[2]
The Board, which governs Orienteering Australia, is made up of representatives from Member States. Daily business is handled by an elected Board of 6-8 directors. Committees andOfficers offer specialist advice to the Board.[3]
The Board Director of Finance is Richard Mountstephens.[4] Orienteering Australia is sponsored principally by theAustralian Sports Commission.[5] The National Orienteering League is supported by Wildfire Sports and Trek.
Orienteering Australia is a federation made up of the 7 associations, with each State or territory of the commonwealth having a federation.[6]
For the Northern Territory, the Top End Orienteers (TEO) is the Orienteering Club, affiliated to OSA [14]
Orienteering Australia was founded in 1970, and joined theInternational Orienteering Federation the same year.[15] Australia participated in theWorld Orienteering Championships first time in 1972.[16] The 1985 World Championships were held inBendigo, Australia.[17]
Individual world champion from Australia isJohanna Allston, who won a gold medal in sprint in 2006. She also won the middle distance in theWorld Games in 2009. In 2024,Elizabeth Bourne was awarded an Order of Australia medal for services to conservation, and her contributions to orienteering.[18]
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