International Orienteering Federation

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad, Sweden.[1]

International Orienteering Federation
Map of the members of the IOF according to their region.
AbbreviationIOF
FormationMay 21, 1961 (1961-05-21)
TypeFederation of national sports associations
HeadquartersDrottninggatan 47 3-1/2 tr
Karlstad
Sweden
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
76 national federations
President
Leho Haldna
Secretary General
Tom Hollowell
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
Websitewww.orienteering.org

The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering.[2]

History

The IOF was founded on 21 May 1961 at a Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark by the orienteering national federations of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[3] By 1969, the IOF represented 16 countries, including its first two non-European member federations representing Japan and Canada,[4] and in 1977 the IOF was recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[3]

Membership

As of January 2016, the membership of the IOF comprises 80 national orienteering federations, of which 56 are members, 24 are provisional members,[5] divided into six geographical regions.[6]

Africa

6 Members, 1 Provisional Member

  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
  • Kenya
  • Mozambique

Asia

17 Members, 1 Provisional Member

  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Malaysia
  • Macau
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
  • Singapore
  • Thailand

Europe

40 Members

North America

5 Members

Oceania

2 Members

South America

9 Members

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Panama
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

Governance structure

The IOF is governed by an elected Council consisting of a President, a Senior Vice President, two Vice Presidents, and seven other Council members.[8] Day-to-day operations of the IOF are the responsibility of the IOF Secretary General.[1] Several standing commissions of the IOF are responsible for the development of the sport worldwide. These commissions include: Foot Orienteering, MTB Orienteering, Ski Orienteering, Trail Orienteering, Environment, IT, Map, Medical, and Rules.

Presidents[9][10]
  • Erik Tobé (1961—1975)
  • Lasse Heideman (1975—1982)
  • Bengt Saltin (1982—1988)
  • Heinz Tschudin (1988—1994)
  • Sue Harvey (1994—2004)
  • Åke Jacobson (2004—2012)
  • Brian Porteous (2012—2016)
  • Leho Haldna (2016—)

Affiliations

Since 1977, the IOF has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[3]

The IOF is also a member of the following organisations:[3]

Publications

The IOF publishes a wide variety of journals and reference works related to the sport. These include Orienteering World, an annual magazine, The Scientific Journal of Orienteering, the OZine,[11] and official editions of the rules of IOF sanctioned orienteering[12] and specifications for orienteering maps.[13]

References
  1. "Secretariat". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. "About the IOF". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  3. "History". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  4. Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club. "Orienteering History". Momentech Software Services. Archived from the original on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2006-02-19.
  5. "National Federations". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  6. "Regions". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  7. "lof.lv". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  8. "Council". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  9. "Past and present Councils". IOF. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  10. "Leho Haldna from Estonia is the new IOF President". IOF. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  11. "Publications". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  12. "Rules". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  13. "Mapping". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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