Bjørnar Valstad


Bjørnar Valstad is a Norwegian former orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals.
Valstad ran for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He previously represented Nydalens SK, NTHI and IL Stjørdals-Blink. From 2007 to 2014 he was the secretary-general of the Norges Orienteringsforbund. He retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where he became world champion in both the long and relay events, despite this he failed to make the Orienteering World Cup final round in Germany.
He is married to former orienteering athlete Hanne Staff. They are living in Nittedal with their two daughters born 2006 and 2009.
Valstad got his degree in electrical engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Since 2014 Valstad is head of department for electrical engineering at Kuben Upper Secondary School in Oslo.

Achievements

World Orienteering Championships
European Orienteering Championships
Orienteering World Cup
World Games