Martin Bagness

In June 1981, Bagness finished one minute behind champion Chris Hirst in the men's individual event of the British Orienteering Championships.[2] The following year, he came second again to Hirst at the British Championships, finishing seven minutes after.[3]

In April 1984, Bagness won the male competition at the Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering, representing the Airienteers club. He finished first on both days of the competition.[4] In June, he won the men's individual event of the British Orienteering Championships.[5] He entered the men's event of the Australian Orienteering Championships in October of that year and finished in first place.[6]

Bagness entered and won the British Orienteering Championships again in March 1985.[7] He entered the men's individual competition of the 1985 World Orienteering Championships, but fell during the race and lost.[8] Bagness entered the World Orienteering Championships again in 1987.[9] He finished in 16th place, but was the best placed British representative in the competition.[10]

In 1990, The Daily Telegraph reported that Bagness had retired from international competitions.[11] However, he continued to enter, finishing 55th in the men's competition at the 1992 Orienteering World Cup.[12]

Bagness entered the relay race of the 1993 World Championships on a team with Jonathan Musgrave, Stephen Palmer and Steven Hale. They finished in second place, 15 seconds behind the winning team.[13]