 Gustafsson at WOC 2011 (sprint) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's orienteering | ||
Representing  Sweden | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2011 Savoie | Sprint |
 | 2009 Miskolc | Sprint |
| World Games | ||
 | 2009 Kaohsiung | Middle |
Linnea Gustafsson (born 20 February 1986 in Fole) [1] is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the middle distance and finished fifth in the sprint at the World Games in 2009. [2] She won a silver medal in sprint at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, Hungary. [3]
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Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event. Pedersen is the oldest woman ever to win a cross country skiing World Cup race, which she did at age 41 in January 2006 in Otepää, Estonia.
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