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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1956 (age 62–63) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Orienteering | |||||||||||||
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Anna-Lena Axelsson (born 1956) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere, together with Karin Rabe and Monica Andersson. [1]
The World Orienteering Championships is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003. Since 2003, competitions have been held annually. Participating nations have to be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF).
Øyvin Thon is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and has seven gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships.
Egil Johansen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1976 and 1978 Individual World Orienteering Championships, as well as getting silver medal in 1979. He was Relay World Champion in 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, and also have a silver medal from 1976.
Liisa Veijalainen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and took silver medal 1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish winning team 1972, 1978 and 1979.
Outi Borgenström is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1979 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and took bronze medal 1974. She is also Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish winning team 1978.
Tore Sagvolden is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is four times Relay World Champion, in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987. He obtained silver in the Individual World Orienteering Championships 1981, 1985 and 1987, and bronze in 1979.
Anne Berit Eid is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1978 Individual World Orienteering Championships. She also won a silver medal in the relay at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships.
Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished second in 2005. In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004. Two times Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007, as member of the Finnish winning team, and also silver medal from 2004.
Brit Volden is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1987 Relay World Championship, as well as a silver medal in 1979. She also obtained silver medals in the Individual World Championships in 1981 and 1985. She won the overall World Cup in 1983, and finished second in 1984 and 1988.
Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. 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.
The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women. The first Ski-WOC was held in 1975.
The Finnish Orienteering Federation is the governing body for the sport of orienteering in Finland. The federation was founded in 1945 and has approximately 60,000 members.
The Italian Orienteering Federation is the National orienteering Federation of Italy. It is a Full Member of the International Orienteering Federation
François Gonon is a French orienteering competitor. He has received gold and silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships. He currently competes for the French orienteering club O'JURA and for the Swedish orienteering club IFK Göteborg.
The Swedish Orienteering Federation is the national orienteering association in Sweden. It is recognized as the national federation for Sweden by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
Ruth Humbel is a Swiss politician (CVP) and a member of the Federal Assembly. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships in 1978, 1981 and 1985. She placed fourth in the individual event at the 1981 World Championships, and fifth in the relay in 1979.
Willi Müller is a Swiss orienteering competitor who participated in five World Orienteering Championships in the 1970s and 1980s. He competed at the 1978 World Championships in Kongsberg, where he placed 16th in the individual course and fourth in the relay with the Swiss team. At the 1979 World Championships in Tampere he placed 18th individually and again fourth in the relay. He competed on the Swiss relay team at the World Championships in Thun in 1981, where the team placed fifth. At the 1983 World Championships in Zalaegerszeg he placed tenth in the individual contest, and fourth in the relay. At the 1985 World Championships in Bendigo he participated on the Swiss team which won the bronze medal.
Zdeněk Lenhart is an orienteering competitor who competed for Czechoslovakia. At the 1970 World Orienteering Championships in Eisenach he won a bronze medal in the relay, together with Bohuslav Beranek, Jaroslav Jasek and Svatoslav Galik. At the 1979 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere he again won a bronze medal in the relay, together with Petr Uher, Jiri Tichacek and Jaroslav Kacmarcik.
The 1979 World Orienteering Championships, the 8th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Tampere, Finland, 2–4 September 1979.
The World Trail Orienteering Championships (WTOC) were first held in 2004 and annually since them. The majority of the championships were held in Europe, with 2005 the only exception up to date.
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