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International Orienteering Federation

international sports governing body organizing orienteering
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International Orienteering Federation

Summary

International Orienteering Federation is an international sport governing body[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (international_sport_governing_body category, ranking #90 of 247).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Orienteering Federation was a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations[3].
  • International Orienteering Federation was a member of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations[4].
  • International Orienteering Federation's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body[5].
  • International Orienteering Federation's instance of is recorded as orienteering association[6].
  • International Orienteering Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Karlstad[7].
  • International Orienteering Federation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121522148[8].
  • International Orienteering Federation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125732170[9].
  • International Orienteering Federation's GND ID is recorded as 216898-4[10].
  • International Orienteering Federation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95033070[11].
  • International Orienteering Federation's IdRef ID is recorded as 112246168[12].
  • International Orienteering Federation's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35462976[13].
  • +1961-05-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Orienteering Federation[14].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as orienteering[15].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as ski orienteering[16].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as mountain bike orienteering[17].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as trail orienteering[18].
  • International Orienteering Federation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09bk46[19].
  • International Orienteering Federation's official website is recorded as http://www.orienteering.org[20].
  • International Orienteering Federation's official website is recorded as https://orienteering.sport[21].
  • International Orienteering Federation's SELIBR ID is recorded as 119936[22].
  • International Orienteering Federation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Orienteering Federation[23].
  • International Orienteering Federation's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX147667[24].
  • International Orienteering Federation's topic has template is recorded as Template:IOF[25].
  • International Orienteering Federation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3672[26].
  • International Orienteering Federation's operating area is recorded as worldwide[27].

Body

Founding

+1961-05-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Orienteering Federation[14].

Operations

International Orienteering Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Karlstad[7].

Why It Matters

International Orienteering Federation draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (international_sport_governing_body category, ranking #90 of 247).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Global Association of International Sports Federations IOF Eventor

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . orienteering.org. Retrieved . orienteering.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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