Jørgen Baklid

Jørgen Baklid
Personal information
Born1999 (age 26–27)
Sport
Sport
  • Ski orienteering
  • Orienteering
Club
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's ski orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KäärikuMiddle
Gold medal – first place2022 Kemi KeminmaaPursuit
Gold medal – first place2024 RamsauSprint
Gold medal – first place2024 RamsauPursuit
Gold medal – first place2024 RamsauMiddle
Gold medal – first place2024 RamsauMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2026 RusutsuPursuit
Bronze medal – third place2021 KäärikuSprint
Men's orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 KuopioRelay
Silver medal – second place2024 EdinburghKnockout sprint

Jørgen Baklid (born 1999) is a Norwegian orienteering and ski orienteering competitor. His achievements in ski orienteering include winning several gold medals at the World Ski Orienteering Championships. In foot orienteering he has obtained one individual silver medal and one relay gold medal at the world championships.

He was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 2025.

Sports career

Born in 1999,[1] Baklid represents the clubs NTNUI and Konnerud IL in ski orienteering, and Oppsal IF in foot orienteering.[1]

Ski orienteering

Competing at the 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships he won a gold medal in the middel distance,[2] and a bronze medal in sprint behind Vladislav Kiselev and Audun Heimdal.[3]

Af the 2022 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Kemi-Keminmaa, he won a gold medal in the pursuit.[2]

At the 2024 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Ramsau he won a gold medal in sprint, his first sprint title.[4] He won the gold medal in pursuit,[5] as well as in the middle distance,[6] and a gold medal in the mixed relay along with Anna Ulvensøen.[7][8]

He won another gold medal in pursuit at the 2026 World Ski Orienteering Championships.[9]

Foot orienteering

Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, Baklid won a silver medal in the knockout sprint, behind winner Riccardo Rancan.[10][11]

In May 2025, Baklid won the national title in knockout sprint.[12] He won a gold medal in the relay with the Norwegian team at the 2025 World Orienteering Championships, along with Eirik Langedal Breivik and Kasper Fosser, ahead of Switzerland (silver) and Finland (bronze).[13]

Awards and recognitions

In 2025 Baklid was awarded Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") for excelling in ski orienteering, orientering and winter duathlon.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jørgen Baklid". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 Sundby, Jørn. "skiorientering (norske medaljevinnere i verdensmesterskap)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint". eventor.orienteering.org. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jørgen Baklid tok VM-gull". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Bakken, Rolf (25 January 2024). "Jørgen Baklid med to gull på ski-o-VMs to første dager". kondis.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2024 - Middle". eventor.orienteering.org. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Official results for World Ski Orienteering Championships 2024 - Sprint Relay". eventor.orienteering.org. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jørgen Baklid - Firedobbelt verdensmester!". konnerud.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Drama da Baklid tok sitt sjuende strake VM-gull – var disket i over en time". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 3 March 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Norsk sølv i orienterings-VM". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2024 - Knock out sprint". eventor.orienteering.org. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pia Young Vik og Jørgen Baklid vant NM knockout sprint". Kondis (in Norwegian). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Prisvinnere løp Norge inn til suverent gull – brøt «stafettforbannelse»". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Bryhn, Rolf. "Egebergd ærespris". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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