Celestino, Tadeu Ferreira de Sousa CelestinoLeonido, LeviMorgado, Elsa GabrielPereira, Antonino2025-02-182025-02-182024-12-292316-9907http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/9277This paper seeks to identify the factors and characteristics that determine the development and maintenance of excellence in orienteering, by examining the life of an athlete who has been a world champion 14 times. "Life Stories" were used as a method to collect data. The data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews and an analysis of various documents. This data was then analyzed using the content analysis method. The results highlight the need for successful interaction between socio-contextual and socio-personal factors over time. Therefore, achieving excellence in orienteering is a multidimensional process that must be understood using a bio-psycho-socioaxiological perspective.N/Aelitedevelopment factosathlete developmentsport excellencelife historyjournal article2025-01-19cv-prod-427179910.14571/brajets.v17.n4.1299-1309