Karl Johansson

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Karl Johansson
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Fiskars Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Linköping Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Linköping Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Friedrichroda Relay

Karl Johansson, also known as Kalle Johansson, (born 15 June 1940) is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships. [1] He is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1966 and 1968, [1] as well as having silver medal from 1970. [2] He won the Jukola relay in 1965. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 5, 2007)
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1970". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Jukola Relay winners 1949-". Jukola.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.