Søren Bobach

Søren Bobach (born 25 April 1989)[1] is a Danish orienteering competitor, and world champion at both junior and senior level. He runs for OK Pan Århus.

Søren Bobach
Bobach with a silver medal of JWOC 2009 (Long)
Personal information
Born25 April 1989 (1989-04-25) (age 34)
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Trentino-Veneto Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Inverness Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Strömstad-Tanum Mixed sprint relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Trentino-Veneto Mixed sprint relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Druskininkai Middle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Primiero Long
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Göteborg Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Göteborg Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Primiero Relay

He became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Druskininkai in 2006, shared with Jan Beneš.[2] He received a bronze medal in sprint in Gothenburg in 2008, behind Štěpán Kodeda and Johan Runesson,[3] and a bronze medal in the middle distance.

He competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint competition, he qualified for the final, where he placed 9th.[4]

Bobach won his first Men's World Championship medal at the 2014 World Orienteering Championships, winning the gold in the sprint. Bobach has since won two more gold medals in the Sprint Relay.

See also

References
  1. (in Danish) Profile: Søren Bobach Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine – Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (Retrieved on July 11, 2008)
  2. Junior World Orienteering Championships Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on July 8, 2008)
  3. Danish and Czech victories in Ruddalen! Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine – JWOC 2008 (Retrieved on July 8, 2008)
  4. "World Orienteering Championships 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland. Sprint Final Men – Final results" (PDF). woc2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.


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