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Profile: Hanny Allston
CountryAustralia
InfoBecame the first Australian to take a gold medal in foot-orienteering by winning the JWOC-longdistance in Lithuania 2006. Just some weeks later she stunned the world of orienteering by beating Simone Niggli and catching the gold at senior WOC in Denmark. Hanny has a great stamina for running, and her best time for marathon is 2hrs 40 minutes. In her youth years swimming was her main sport, but a shoulder injury made Hanny focus on orienteering. Likes to compete in other endurance sports like Ultra marathons, multi-sports, cycling and kayaking. During the summer 2007 she helped coaching the Australian junior team on their JWOC on home soil. Did not compete on the international orienteering scene in 2008, but returned in 2009. One of her main goals the 2009 season, World Games, gave her one gold and one silver in Taiwan. Known only as Hanny, her given name is actually Johanna. Second spot in the Orienteering Achievement of 2006 after by age of still a junior, winning gold at the WOC Sprint in Denmark for seniors. Awarded the Junior the year 2006 for the same achievement.
Last updated August 2010
ClubSävedalens AIK (SWE) / Australopers (AUS)
Born date12.02.1986
LivesHobart, Tasmania

World Orienteering Championships (WOC)
1 gold medal

2006, Sprint, Aarhus, Denmark

Best for each discipline:

Long: 6. place last time 2007, Kiev, Ukraine
Middle: 13. place 2007, Kiev, Ukraine
Sprint: Gold 2006, Aarhus, Denmark
Relay: 4. place 2006, Aarhus, Denmark

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Overall World Cup (WC Overall)
Best result 35. place:

WC Overall 2006

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World Cup (WC)
1. place: Once

2006, WC no. 5, Århus, DEN, Sprint, WOC

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Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC)
1. place: Once

2006, Long, Druskininkai, Lithuania

2. place: Once

2006, Sprint, Druskininkai, Lithuania

3. place: Once

2005, Middle, Tenero, Switzerland

Best for each discipline:

Long: 1. place 2006, Druskininkai, Lithuania
Middle: 3. place 2005, Tenero, Switzerland
Sprint: 2. place 2006, Druskininkai, Lithuania
Relay: 7. place 2005, Tenero, Switzerland

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Other international results

IOF World Ranking:
World Ranking position: 41 (as of 19/8/2010)
See also all IOF WRE results for Hanny Allston including updated WR position

Hanny Allston is found under the following names:
Johanna Allston (3 times) Hanny Allston (57 times) .
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(C) Henning Spjelkavik


(C) Henning Spjelkavik