Øyvin Thon is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and has seven gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships.
Bernt Frilén was a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1974 Individual World Orienteering Championships. He also has an individual bronze medal from 1972. He was two times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1972 and 1974, as well as having a silver medal from 1970.
Karl Johansson, also known as Kalle Johansson, is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships. He is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1966 and 1968, as well as having silver medal from 1970.
Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from 2004 and 2006. He is a four-time European Champion, winning the Sprint distance in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He won the classical relay race Tiomila in 2006, 2007 and 2012 with his club team Halden SK.
Ulla Lindkvist was a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and finished second 1970. She became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Swedish team. She also participated on the teams that obtained silver medals in 1968 and 1972.
Anna Bogren is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won the 1993 Short distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished third in 1995. She is two times Relay World Champion, from 1993 and 1997, and has a silver medal from 1995, as member of the Swedish winning teams.
Valentin Yuryevich Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is the brother of Leonid Novikov.
Anette Nilsson-Granstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1993, as a member of the Swedish winning team. She also has a silver medal from 1995, and a bronze medal from 1999.
Sture Björk is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1968, as a member of the Swedish winning team, together with Sten-Olof Carlström, Karl Johansson and Göran Öhlund. He also obtained silver medal in the relay at the 1970 World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach, together with Björn Nordin, Karl Johansson and Bernt Frilén.
Sten-Olof Carlström is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He was a member of the men's Swedish relay team that won the World Orienteering Championships in Linköping in 1968, together with Sture Björk, Karl Johansson and Göran Öhlund.
Lennart Carlström is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1972, as a member of the Swedish winning team in the World Orienteering Championships in Jicin, Czechoslovakia.
Gunnar Öhlund is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1974, as a member of the Swedish winning team. His brother, Goran Öhlund is a former World Orienteering Champion. His son, Erik Öhlund competed on the 2008 Swedish Orienteering Team. He currently is a farmer in Ulricehamn, Sweden.
Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team, along with Rolf Pettersson, Kjell Lauri, and Bjorn Rosendahl. He also won silver medals in the 1978 and 1981 relays, and a bronze medal in 1983 and 1987. He placed fifth in the individual contest in the 1979 World Championships, and fourth in 1981.
Björn Rosendahl is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He won the Swedish championships in relay with his club OK Ravinen in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
Niclas Jonasson is a Swedish orienteering competitor and world champion.
Mattias Karlsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 2003, as a member of the Swedish winning team in the World Orienteering Championship in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. He also has bronze medals from 2004 and 2006 (relay), and obtained silver in the 2004 Long distance World Championships in Västerås, Sweden. He is several times Swedish Champion, in 1998, in 1999, in 2002, and in 2006 (Relay).
Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in all three individual disciplines and multiple winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup. He is the brother of Martin Hubmann. Daniel also has his own fan club which is run by New Zealand Orienteer Joseph Lynch.
Sivar Nordström was a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1962 European Orienteering Championships in Løten.
Erik Rost is a Swedish ski-orienteering competitor, winner of the overall world cup, and junior world champion.
Peter Öberg is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion.
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