Sports profile
Gabriele Viale, who has always been a sportsman, from Alonte (Vicenza), lived for some years in Scandinavia, adopting the cultural values of that people.
He began the sport activity when he was in the grammar school with track-and-field and cross-country. In the high school for two years he was selected to join the first team of cross-country.
During the military service he discovered the orienteering: it was love at first sight.
He specialized in Sweden attending the Clinics IOF of ability and technique, and in Switzerland with seminars at the Magglingen-Federal School of Sport. National team member in 1993-94-95, coach in the University Worldwide Championship in 1994, he took part to the main classic orienteering tours, among which the legendary nighttime Jukola (FIN) and Tio-Mila (SWE), the 6-days in Scotland, the 5-days in Bohemia, the 6-days in Switzerland. 19 the attendances to the prestigious race stage O-Ringen in Sweden (5 days), among which two in the Elite Category: 1995-96.
Even today, passed the forty years (2012), he amuse himself attending, with his finnish friends, the Jukola, tha main nighttime worldwide contest of orienteering. Www.Jukola.com
In the ’90s he was manager of Regional Committee FISO Veneto and District Committee FISO Vicenza.
From 2003 to 2006 he was Development Supervisor FISO Puglia.
Assistant Manager National FISO from April 2005 to May 2006.
From 2010 national orienteering coordinator for sport promotion company CSEN.
For the Italian Federation of Orienteering obtained the title of: Federal Master, National Coach, Instructor, Contest Director and Map Maker.
In 1998, interrupted the contests, he started to promote and spread the Orienteering, organizing events and continuing courses for associations, companies, schools. He produced many texts and booklets on the subjects. Speaker in various conferences, both national and international (among which two clinic IOF-Oringen – 5 days in Sweden in 2000 and 2002, conference IOF in Tampere 2001). In 2001 he contributed to the organization of Park World Tour (PWT) in China.
In 2002 he coordinated the organization of the worldwide Park World Tour of Alberobello and Matera.
In 2004 he coordinated the organization of International Orienteering Festival – Puglia, with PWT stages in Ginosa and Lecce, and the brilliant organization of the first memorable Coppa Italia in Foresta Umbra – Parco del Gargano/Monte Sant’Angelo.
In march 2005 he created the first edition of the MOC – Mediterranean Open Championship, with stages in Gallipoli, Otranto and Brindisi.
In november 2005 he was assistant manager for five stages PWT Orienteering in China (Shanghai, Jinhua, Suzhou, Hangzhgiu, Kumning).
In march 2006 he coordinated the organization of the second edition of the MOC – Mediterranean Open Championship in Sicily-Basilicata with stages PWT in Palermo-Parco della Favorita (memorable WRE-IOF for south Italy) and Lagonegro. With stages in Bosco della Ficuzza-Corleone, Monte Pellegrino-Palermo, Petralia Sottana and Castelbuono-Parco delle Madonne, Bronte and Fardella.
PRODUCED BOOKLETS for orienteering
1993: Technique booklet for youth meeting “APPUNTI DI ORIENTEERING”.
1994: Technique booklet “ANALISI DELLA PRESTAZIONE”
1994: Technique booklet “RACCOLTA DI ESERCIZI PER LA PREPARAZIONE TECNICO-MENTALE”
1996: Exam booklet for Teacher: SEMPLIFICAZIONE ORGANIZZATIVA PER LE GARE DI ORIENTEERING
1997: Exam booklet for Coach: IL PUNTO DI ATTACCO NELLA TECNICA DI ORIENTAMENTO. From beginners to experts
1999: Introductory Orienteering guidebook: IMPARA, GIOCA ESPLORA
1999: *Guidebook for teachers: ORIENTEERING UN’ATTIVITA’ INTERDISCIPLINARE
2000: Promotional organization booklet : VENETO TOUR MTB-O 2000.
2000: Poster 70x50cm: LO SPORT DELL’ORIENTEERING con Patrocinio FISO
2000: ORIGAMES: kit to learn and develope autonomously the orienteering.
2003: Magazine ORIENTEERING SPORT-TURISMO-SCUOLA-AMBIENTE-SALUTE
2004: Photographic book: ORIENTEERING PUGLIA 2004 Ricordi, Emozioni, Vittorie
2004: Magazine ORIENTEERING SPORT-TURISMO-SCUOLA-AMBIENTE-SALUTE
2004: Magazine ORIENTEERING SPORT-TURISMO-SCUOLA-AMBIENTE-SALUTE
2004: Magazine ORIENTEERING SPORT-TURISMO-SCUOLA-AMBIENTE-SALUTE
2004: Videoclip – Spot ORIENTEERING di 1’40″ in english
2005: 2° Poster 50×70 cm ORIENTEERING: LO SPORT DEI BOSCHI, DEI PARCHI, DELLE CITTA’
2005: 2^ Practical guidebook for orienteering : IMPARA, GIOCA, ESPLORA
