Tasmanian David Brickhill-Jones became the first Australian to achieve a top-three placing in an Orienteering World Cup race outside of Australia when he finished second in the 3,500 metre Sprint Distance race in Battersea Park, London, UK on Monday.

Brickhill-Jones, shown here punching the spectator control, was fastest through the first 15 of 26 controls (check points) by three seconds but faded slightly to finish 18 seconds adrift of Switzerland’s Daniel Hubman.