Thierry Gueorgiou

Thierry Gueorgiou
Gueorgiou at the World Cup event
in Norway 2007
Personal information
Born (1979-03-30) 30 March 1979
Years active1997-2017
Spouse
Annika Billstam
Children2
Sport
SportOrienteering
Club
  • Kalevan Rasti
  • NO St-Etienne
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  France
World Championships
2003 Rapperswil/Jona Middle
2004 Västerås Middle
2005 Aichi Middle
2007 Kyiv Middle
2007 Kyiv Sprint
2008 Olomouc Middle
2009 Miskolc Middle
2011 Savoie Middle
2011 Savoie Long
2011 Savoie Relay
2013 Vuokatti Long
2014 Asiago-Lavarone Long
2015 Inverness Long
2017 Tartu Middle
2005 Aichi Relay
2009 Miskolc Long
2013 Vuokatti Middle
2016 Stromstad Long
2017 Tartu Relay
2003 Rapperswil/Jona Sprint
2010 Trondheim Middle
2010 Trondheim Long
2014 Asiago-Lavarone Relay
World Games
2005 Duisburg Middle
World Cup
2006 WC Overall
2007 WC Overall
2005 WC Overall
2008 WC Overall
2009 WC Overall
2011 WC Overall
2010 WC Overall
European Championships
2004 Roskilde Middle
2006 Otepää Middle
2008 Ventspils Middle
2010 Primorsko Relay
World University Championships
2000 Roanne Short
2000 Roanne Long
2000 Roanne Relay
2002 Varna Short
2002 Varna Relay
Junior World Championships
1998 Reims Long
1999 Varna Relay
1998 Reims Relay
1999 Varna Short

Thierry Gueorgiou (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi ʒɔʁʒu]; born 30 March 1979) is a French orienteer who holds the record for gold medals won at the World Orienteering Championships for a male athlete, with 14 gold medals between 2003 and 2017. Gueorgiou has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event a record eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2011 and 2017.

In November 2016 it was announced he will become the Sweden national team head coach following his retirement at the 2017 World Championships. From October 2021 he has been the head coach of the Finnish national orienteering team.