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{{MedalSilver| [[1991 World Orienteering Championships|1991 Mariánské Lázně]] | Relay }}
{{MedalSilver| [[1991 World Orienteering Championships|1991 Mariánské Lázně]] | Relay }}
{{MedalBronze| [[1997 World Orienteering Championships|1997 Grimstad]] | Relay }}
{{MedalBronze| [[1997 World Orienteering Championships|1997 Grimstad]] | Relay }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Orienteering World Cup|World Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold| 1990 | WC Overall }}
{{MedalBronze| 1988 | WC Overall }}
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|title=Athlete profile: Håvard Tveite |website=runners.worldofo.com |accessdate=4 June 2019 }}</ref> He was [[World Orienteering Championships|Relay World Champion]] from 1987<ref name=iof-woc1987>{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=27 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1987 |publisher=[[International Orienteering Federation]] |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> and 1989,<ref name="woc">[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823154017/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=2011-08-23 }} (Retrieved on December 22, 2007)</ref><ref name=iof-woc1989>{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=7 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1989 |publisher=[[International Orienteering Federation]] |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the [[1989 World Orienteering Championships]].<ref name=iof-woc1989/>
|title=Athlete profile: Håvard Tveite |website=runners.worldofo.com |accessdate=4 June 2019 }}</ref> He was [[World Orienteering Championships|Relay World Champion]] from 1987<ref name=iof-woc1987>{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=27 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1987 |publisher=[[International Orienteering Federation]] |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> and 1989,<ref name="woc">[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823154017/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=2011-08-23 }} (Retrieved on December 22, 2007)</ref><ref name=iof-woc1989>{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=7 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1989 |publisher=[[International Orienteering Federation]] |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the [[1989 World Orienteering Championships]].<ref name=iof-woc1989/>


He was winner of the overall [[Orienteering World Cup]] in 1990,<ref name=snl/><ref name=o-wcup1990>{{cite web |url=https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=146 |title=World Cup 1990 Overall |website=old.orienteering.org |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=4 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and placed third in the overall cup in 1988.<ref name=o-wcup1988>{{cite web |url=https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=145 |title=World Cup 1988 Overall |website=old.orienteering.org |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=4 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He represented the sports clubs [[Ås IL]] and [[NTHI]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Håvard Tveite |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |authorlink= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=31 May 2021 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Håvard_Tveite |language=Norwegian |accessdate=8 June 2021}}</ref>
He was winner of the overall [[Orienteering World Cup]] in 1990,<ref name=snl/><ref name=o-wcup1990>{{cite web |url=https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=146 |title=World Cup 1990 Overall |website=old.orienteering.org |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=4 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and placed third in the overall cup in 1988.<ref name=o-wcup1988>{{cite web |url=https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=145 |title=World Cup 1988 Overall |website=old.orienteering.org |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=4 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He represented the sports clubs [[Ås IL]] and [[NTHI]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Håvard Tveite |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |authorlink= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=31 May 2021 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Håvard_Tveite |language=Norwegian |accessdate=8 June 2021}}</ref> He won the 1989 and 1990 [[Jukola relay]], with NTHI.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jukola Relay winners 1949- |url=https://jukola.com/jukolan-historia/tilastot/jukolan-viestin-voittajat-1949/ |publisher=Jukola.com |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>

Tveite was a member of the [[International Orienteering Federation]] Map Commission.<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian great Håvard Tveite has passed away |url=https://orienteering.sport/norwegian-great-havard-tveite-has-passed-away/ |website=International Orienteering Federation | date=31 May 2021 |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref> He joined the IOF Map Commission in 2002 and became Chairman of the commission in 2007. He remained as Chairman until 2017. During his term the IOF International Specifications for Orienteering Maps went through multiple important revisions as the digitalisation of mapping and map printing processes became the norm. He was awarded an IOF Silver Pin for his service to the IOF in 2017.


Tveite was also a regular contributor to the [[QGIS]] project, contributing to documentation<ref name="QGIS_obituary">{{cite web |last1=Underdark |title=Håvard Tveite has passed away |url=https://blog.qgis.org/2021/06/10/havard-tveite-has-passed-away/ |website=QGIS.org Blog |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> and developing various plugins.<ref name="havatv_plugins">{{cite web |title=Plugins from havatv |url=https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/user/havatv/admin |website=QGIS Python Plugins Repository |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
Tveite was also a regular contributor to the [[QGIS]] project, contributing to documentation<ref name="QGIS_obituary">{{cite web |last1=Underdark |title=Håvard Tveite has passed away |url=https://blog.qgis.org/2021/06/10/havard-tveite-has-passed-away/ |website=QGIS.org Blog |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> and developing various plugins.<ref name="havatv_plugins">{{cite web |title=Plugins from havatv |url=https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/user/havatv/admin |website=QGIS Python Plugins Repository |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
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[[Category:World Orienteering Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Orienteering Championships medalists]]
[[Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen]]


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Latest revision as of 06:14, 29 November 2024

Håvard Tveite
Personal information
Born(1962-03-05)5 March 1962
Ås, Norway
Died30 May 2021(2021-05-30) (aged 59)
Ås, Norway
Medal record
Men's orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Gérardmer Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Skövde Individual
Gold medal – first place 1989 Skövde Relay
Silver medal – second place 1991 Mariánské Lázně Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Grimstad Relay
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 WC Overall
Bronze medal – third place 1988 WC Overall

Håvard Tveite (5 March 1962 – 30 May 2021) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor.[1] He was Relay World Champion from 1987[2] and 1989,[3][4] and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships.[4]

He was winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 1990,[5][6] and placed third in the overall cup in 1988.[7] He represented the sports clubs Ås IL and NTHI.[5] He won the 1989 and 1990 Jukola relay, with NTHI.[8]

Tveite was a member of the International Orienteering Federation Map Commission.[9] He joined the IOF Map Commission in 2002 and became Chairman of the commission in 2007. He remained as Chairman until 2017. During his term the IOF International Specifications for Orienteering Maps went through multiple important revisions as the digitalisation of mapping and map printing processes became the norm. He was awarded an IOF Silver Pin for his service to the IOF in 2017.

Tveite was also a regular contributor to the QGIS project, contributing to documentation[10] and developing various plugins.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete profile: Håvard Tveite". runners.worldofo.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1987". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 22, 2007)
  4. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1989". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b Bryhn, Rolf (31 May 2021). "Håvard Tveite". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ "World Cup 1990 Overall". old.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "World Cup 1988 Overall". old.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Jukola Relay winners 1949-". Jukola.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Norwegian great Håvard Tveite has passed away". International Orienteering Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  10. ^ Underdark (10 June 2021). "Håvard Tveite has passed away". QGIS.org Blog. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Plugins from havatv". QGIS Python Plugins Repository. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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