Björn Kjellström Trophy

 
 

Bjorn Kjellstrom Cup

  1. •The Bjorn Kjellstrom (BK) Cup is awarded to either the US or Canada, based results in M and W 20 at the North American Orienteering Championships which are held every 2 years.

  2. •The Cup is awarded to the country with the highest point total after the sprint, middle and long distance races. Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each of M and W 20-34 according the following points system: 1st - 25, 2nd- 22, 3rd -19, 4th -16, 5th -13, 6th -10, 7th -9, 8th - 8, 9th - 7, 10th -6, 11th -5, 12th -4, 13th -3, 14th -2, and 15th -1. The top 3 finishers for each country in M and W 20-34 in each of the three races is used to determine the overall points total.

  3. •At the 2008 North American Orienteering Championships BK results were: Woman: Canada 166, USA 147; Men: Canada 180, USA 130, Total: Canada 346, USA 277.


In the last 15 NAOC's (going back to 1980 in Cleveland) Canada has won 14 times and the US (just) once. Canada has won the last 13 times. Pam James is on the trophy 11 times, Mike Waddington 6 times, Ted de St. Croix 5 times and Mark Adams 4 times!


1980 Canada

(T. de St. Croix, S. Bruce, M. Piercy, R. Lowry)

1982 USA

(S. Tarry, J. Rogers, S. Crawford, G. Gagarin)

1984 Canada

(D. Demonte, M. Robert, R. Lowry, M. Adams)

1986 Canada

(D. Demonte, K. Boulding, O. Naess, M. Adams)

1988 Canada

(T. de St. Croix, M. Robert, P. James, M. Adams)

1990 Canada

(T. de St. Croix, M. Robert, P. James, M. Adams)

1992 Canada

(M. Waddington, T. de St. Croix, N. Waddington,

P. James)

1994 Canada

(P. James, C. Hagen, B. Graham, M. Waddington)

1996 Canada

(P. James, S. Richards, M. Waddington, W. Smith)

1998 Canada

(S. Smith, P. James, B. May, M. Waddington)

2000 Canada

(P. James, C. Mahoney, M. Waddington, N. Duca)

2002 Canada

(P. James, T. de St. Croix, R. Burnett, V. Smith)

2004 Canada

(S. Hott-Johansen, P. James, N. Duca, M. Waddington)

2006 Canada

(P. James, K. Smith, H. Smith, L. Oram, C. Revells, W. Smith, M. Smith, P. Goeres, H. Fransson, N. Duca, B. May)

2008 Canada

  1. E.Kemp, K. Smith, M-C. Bruno, P. James, M. Smith, J. Torrance, W. Smith, B. May

2010 USA



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