Silje Ekroll Jahren

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Silje Ekroll Jahren
Silje Jahren JWOC2007 Long.JPG
Silje Ekroll Jahren at JWOC 2007
Personal information
Born10 May 1988 (1988-05-10) (age 36)
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Lausanne Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Dubbo Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Göteborg Sprint

Silje Ekroll Jahren (born 10 May 1988) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and junior world champion.

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Sports career

Jahren won a gold medal in the relay at the 2007 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Dubbo, Australia, together with Kine Hallan Steiwer and Siri Ulvestad, in a close race with the Swedish team. [1] [2]

She received a silver medal in sprint at the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, finishing less than two seconds behind winner Emma Klingenberg. [3]

She competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint competition she qualified for the final, where she placed 10th. [4]

Her mother club is Raumar (Ullensaker), but she now represents Sävedalen AIK.

She has also competed in cross-country skiing, for Ullensaker SK.

In the last world cup of 2019, held in China at the end of October, she ranked 68.

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References

  1. Junior World Orienteering Championships Archived 17 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on 2 July 2008)
  2. World of O Runners - Silje Ekroll Jahren (Retrieved on 2 July 2008)
  3. Danish and Czech victories in Ruddalen! Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine JWOC 2008 (Retrieved on 2 July 2008)
  4. "World Orienteering Championships 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland. Sprint Final Women Final results" (PDF). woc2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.