Events
View all eventsEvent | Date | Venue |
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Urban evening event and club BBQ | Wednesday 14 August | Fulwood |
Orienteering Rotherham - Give it a go! | Thursday 15 August 11:00 - 14:30 | Clifton Park |
Orienteering Rotherham - Give it a go! | Friday 23 August 11:00 - 14:30 | Rosehill Victoria Park |
Orienteering Rotherham - Give it a go! | Monday 26 August 11:00 - 14:30 | Herringthorpe Valley Park |
Results
View all resultsEvent | Date | Venue |
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Evening event | Wednesday 3 July | Whitwell Woods |
Saturday Series prizegiving and score orienteering... | Saturday 29 June | Forge Dam |
Sheffield City Race | Sunday 16 June | Walkley |
Sheffield City Weekend Regional Sprint | Saturday 15 June | Stannington |
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
Medals galore for Sheffield Schools
The British Schools Orienteering Championships were held on 20th November at Graves Park, Sheffield. Sheffield schools exploited home advantage to the maximum with many podium positions in the team and whole school competitions.
In the primary competition, it was a clean sweep for Sheffield schools with Hunters Bar taking the win, Westways in 2nd and Carterknowle in 3rd; whilst in the large Secondary category High Storrs were a convincing first. In the year group competition 11 Sheffield schools took home medals. Well done to:
Hunters Bar - G5 silver, B5 gold
Westways - G5 bronze, B6 silver
Carterknowle - G6 silver, B6 bronze
Mundella - B5 silver
Nether Green - B5 bronze
Ecclesall B6 - gold
King Edwards - G7 silver, G9 gold
Mercia - G8 bronze
Tapton - B7 gold, B9 silver
Silverdale - G11 gold
High Storrs - G8 gold, G9 silver, G11 silver, G12 silver, B9 gold, B10 gold, B11 gold, B12 gold & B13 gold.
Plenty of SYO members, competing on behalf of their schools, were incredibly successful in the individual competition. There were gold medal wins for Hannah Chapman (Y6), Sophie Howsam (Y7), Charlotte Chapman (Y9), Freya Tryner (Y11), Imogen Pieters (Y12), Louis Bryant (Y6), Freddie Guy (Y7), Caspar Reynolds (Y9) & Euan Tryner (Y13). Silver medal winners were Lucy Holt (Y8), Ella Baxter (Y9), Anna Todd (Y11), Jack Walwyn (Y6), Lawrence Hodgson (Y8), Oscar Peel (Y9), Robbie Lightfoot (Y10), Conrad Reuber (Y12) and Olmo Combley (Y13), while Beau Elliott (Y6), Lucy Walwyn (Y7), Alice Pieters (Y9), Lotte Sykes (Y11), Alastair Reid (Y6), Oskar Woods (Y8), Jamie Lightfoot (Y12) and Dylan Jenkinson (Y13) all gained bronze.
A huge thank you to planner Mark Chapman and organiser Amanda Crawshaw, who pulled together a fantastic event and also to Ian Cooper for updating the map.
SHI win for England
The Senior Home Internationals for M/W 20s and 21s took place over the weekend of 5th/6th November in the New Forest. The relay competition was first up at Hogmoor Enclosure. Euan Tryner was part of the England 3 team, which finished in 2nd place behind Scotland 1. England carried a 5 point league into the individual competition, which was held the next day at New Park in rather soggy conditions. Laura Robertson had a great run to finish in 3rd place in W21 and Euan finished 4th in M20, both scoring valuable points for England. In the individual competition Scotland and England scored equal points but when combined with the relay points from the previous day, it meant a win for England overall!
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