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Austrian orienteer (born 1999)

Jannis Bonek
Jannis Bonek (2023)
Personal information
Born1999 (age 24–25)
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Men's orienteering
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Grisons Middle

Jannis Bonek (born 1999) is an Austrian orienteering competitor.

He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships. This was the first medal ever for Austrian men in the world orienteering championships.

Bonek was born in Vienna. His grandfather was also an orienteer, and Bonek first tried orienteering as a toddler, completing his first courses unaccompanied at the age of 8 or 9. Bonek spent half a year in Uppsala at a specialized orienteering school. Bonek has been a professional orienteer since at least 2019. Bonek runs for OK Linne in club events.

References

  1. "Jannis Bonek". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. "Jannis Bonek – Orientierungslauf". sportaustria.at (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Middle - final". eventor.orienteering.org. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. "Bonek gewinnt erste WM-Medaille". sport.orf.at (in German). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. Lucie Böhm has previously won world championship medals in women's competitions
  6. Lützow, Sigi. "Orienteer Jannis Bonek: Alert mind on the verge of exhaustion". derstandard.de. Retrieved 23 May 2024.


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