Events
View all events| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Club champs and AGM | Saturday 14 December | Holmesfield Park Wood |
| Saturday Series 4 | Saturday 4 January | Whirlow Brook Hall & Limb Valley |
| Regional Event | Sunday 12 January | Greno Woods |
| Night Urban Event | Wednesday 15 January | Broomhill |
Results
View all results| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Series 3 | Saturday 23 November | Shire Brook Valley |
| Night Event | Wednesday 20 November | Ladies Spring Woods & Beauchief Golf Course |
| Regional Event | Sunday 10 November | Blacka Moor |
| Saturday Series 2 | Saturday 19 October | EIS&Olympic Legacy Pk |
About SYO
South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO) have 300 members ranging in age from 5 to 85. There is a wide range of ability and experience within the club from beginners to elite orienteers, who represent Great Britain all over the world. We offer a friendly and informal welcome to the sport - supporting adult and junior beginners and more seasoned orienteers alike with coaching and a programme of regular events.
South Yorkshire Orienteers is member of the Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) and British Orienteering.
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are as you can choose the course that's right for you and run, jog or walk it at your own pace. It is excellent for adults wanting to shape up, add some excitement and mental challenge to their running and meet new friends. It is also ideal for families as everyone can take part at the level that's right for them and it allows children to develop independence, confidence and decision making skills.
News
Two World Masters bronze medals for SYO
At the World Masters Sprint finals today, in Sestriere, Italy, Nick Barrable (M35) and Bill Hanley (M60) both won bronze medals. Congratulations to them both. Nick is continuing with a run of successful results at World Masters events; for Bill I believe this is the first time he has had a medal at this level.
Scottish 6 Days - Moray 2013
The 2013 Scottish 6 Days finished yesterday, after a great week of orienteering in the sand dune terrain and rolling morraine hills of the Moray coast. SYO had three class winners - congratulations to Al Buckley (M35L), Peter Gorvett (M65L) and Jenny Johnson (W35L).
Top-6 overall results from SYO members were:
| M10A | 5th | Euan Tryner | W16A | 6th | Pippa Dakin | |||
| M21L | 2nd | Mike Sprot | W21L | 5th | Hazel Tant | |||
| M21L | 4th | Rich Guillaume | W35L | 1st | Jenny Johnson | |||
| M35L | 1st | Al Buckley | W35L | 6th | Jamie Buckley | |||
| M35L | 3rd | Andy Preston | W35S | 6th | Louise Preston | |||
| M40S | 3rd | Tony Udris | W40S | 3rd | Mo Chapman | |||
| M45L | 2nd | Bill Edwards | W40S | 4th | Jenny Lightfoot | |||
| M45L | 3rd | Charlie Adams | W45L | 2nd | Jenny Peel | |||
| M50L | 4th | Tim Tett | ||||||
| M65L | 1st | Peter Gorvett |
Harvester Relays
SYO had a very successful outing at the Harvester relays, the annual night into day relay, which this year took place at Longmoor Camp in Hampshire on 30thJune/ 1st July. The premier (A) class was won by SYO Zimmer Stars (Mark Chapman, Dave Peel, Charlie Adams, Martin Ward, Tim Tett, David Harrison and [the youngster only 39 this year] Nick Barrable) and the Junior Class and B class winners overall (by more than 30 minutes) were SYO Young Guns(Zac Field, Jake Field, Louise Adams, Michael Adams and Dane Blomquist).
The other two teams had excellent results with 4th in the women’s class for SYO Shining Stars (Jenny Peel, Lesley Ward, Yasmin Field, Janet Adams and Lucy Wiegand and 5th on the B course for SYO B-back soon(Nick Lightfoot, Dean Field, Ian Cooper, Paul Bradbury and Roger Lewis).