Italian Orienteering Federation

The Italian Orienteering Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Sport Orientamento; FISO) is the national orienteering federation of Italy. It is a full member of the International Orienteering Federation.[1]

Federazione Italiana Sport Orientamento
SportOrienteering
JurisdictionItaly
AbbreviationFISO
Founded1986 (1986)
AffiliationIOF
Regional affiliationEurope
HeadquartersSilvio Pellico square, Trento – Italy
PresidentMauro Gazzerro
CoachJaroslav Kačmarčík
ReplacedCISO – Comitato Italiano Sport Orientamento
(founded)1974
Official website
www.fiso.it
Italy

History

The Italian Orienteering Federation was founded in 1978, and joined the International Orienteering Federation in 1979. Italy participated in the World Orienteering Championships for the first time in 1981.[2] The 2014 World Championships in foot orienteering were held in the districts of Asiago and Lavarone, Italy.

See also
  • Italian orienteers

References
  1. http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations#ITA Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on the 19th of June 2008
  2. Knut Berglia; Tom-Erik Brohaug; Kristoffer Staver; Kaare Thuesen; Torgeir Strandhagen, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. p. 278.
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