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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 111 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].
  • May 21, 1961 marks the founding of International Orienteering Federation[8].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as orienteering[9].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as ski orienteering[10].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as mountain bike orienteering[11].
  • International Orienteering Federation's sport is recorded as trail orienteering[12].
  • International Orienteering Federation's official website is recorded as http://www.orienteering.org[13].
  • International Orienteering Federation's official website is recorded as https://orienteering.sport[14].
  • International Orienteering Federation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Orienteering Federation[15].
  • International Orienteering Federation's topic has template is recorded as Template:IOF[16].
  • International Orienteering Federation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3672[17].
  • International Orienteering Federation's operating area is recorded as worldwide[18].

Body

Founding

May 21, 1961 marks the founding of International Orienteering Federation[8].

Operations

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

Why It Matters

International Orienteering Federation draws 111 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.[19] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Global Association of International Sports Federations IOF Eventor

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . orienteering.org. Retrieved . orienteering.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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