Johan Runesson

Search athletes:

Athlete profile: Johan Runesson

NOTE! Athlete background is outdated, last updated 2017-06-29 00:22:49

Took his first medal on a World Cup race in 2013 in New Zealand when he was 2nd in the middle distance, and as of June 2017 this was still his best international result. Very strong at his best, and can take a World Cup podium or WOC medal any day when he has a good day. The big star of JWOC 2008 on home ground in Sweden, winning 3 gold medals and one silver medal - and was allowed to run World Cup for Sweden that year with still years left to run as a junior. Had to skip JWOC 2009 due to illness, but came back in 2010 taking silver over the long distance at JWOC. T Had a bad injury in autum 2013 and was out for almost 6 months. But came back on the world cup in Norway where he ended up on 8th place.

Country	Sweden
World Ranking	Middle/Long 1208 (as of 22/2/2025)
Club	Tampereen Pyrinto
Born place	Smålandsstenar (SWE)
Born year	1990
Lives	Tampere (FIN)
Webpage	http://www.johan-runesson.se
Twitter	@Johan_runesson

World Orienteering Championships (WOC)

1 gold medal

2019, Relay, Ostfold, Norway

1 bronze medal

2017, Relay, Tartu, Estonia

Best for each discipline:

Long: 8. place 2017, Tartu, Estonia
Middle: 4. place 2017, Tartu, Estonia
Relay: Gold 2019, Ostfold, Norway

[Click to show all WOC results]

Overall World Cup (WC Overall)

Best result 23. place:

WC Overall 2015
WC Overall 2013

[Click to show all WC Overall results]

European Orienteering Championships (EOC)

Best result 4. place:

2016, Relay, Jesenik, Czech Republic

Best for each discipline:

Long: 18. place 2012, Falun, Sweden
Middle: 8. place 2018, Tessin, Switzerland
Relay: 4. place 2016, Jesenik, Czech Republic

[Click to show all EOC results]

World Cup (WC)

2. place: Once

2013, WC no. 1, New Zealand, NZL, Middle

[Click to show all WC results]

Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC)

1. place: 3 times

2008, Relay, Göteborg, Sweden
2008, Middle, Göteborg, Sweden
2008, Long, Göteborg, Sweden

2. place: 3 times

2010, Relay, Ålborg, Denmark
2010, Long, Ålborg, Denmark
2008, Sprint, Göteborg, Sweden

Best for each discipline:

Long: 1. place 2008, Göteborg, Sweden
Middle: 1. place 2008, Göteborg, Sweden
Sprint: 2. place 2008, Göteborg, Sweden
Relay: 1. place 2008, Göteborg, Sweden

[Click to show all JWOC results]

NOCjr (NOCjr)

3. place: Once

2009, Long, Salo, Finland

Best for each discipline:

Long: 3. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Middle: 4. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Sprint: 22. place 2009, Salo, Finland

[Click to show all NOCjr results]

Other international results

Relays:
2012: Jukola 2012, 19. place (7. leg, Out: 25. place, In: 19. place, Göteborg Majorna OK)
2011: Jukola 2011, 29. place (7. leg, Out: 23. place, In: 29. place, Göteborg Majorna OK)
2009: Jukola 2009, 39. place (7. leg, Out: 29. place, In: 39. place, OK Tisaren)
2008: Jukola 2008, 48. place (7. leg, Out: 62. place, In: 48. place, OK Tisaren)
2007: Jukola 2007, 53. place (5. leg, Out: 60. place, In: 62. place, OK Tisaren)

IOF World Ranking:
World Ranking position: Middle/Long 1208 (as of 22/2/2025)
See also all IOF WRE results for Johan Runesson including updated WR position

Johan Runesson is found under the following names:
Eohan Runesson (3 times) Johan Runesson (110 times) .

World Championships 2013, Middle Qualification

World Championships 2013, Long Qualification

World Championships 2012, Middle Qualification

World Championships 2011, Middle Qualification

Maps from Omaps and 3DRerun

Svenska MÃ¤sterskapen 2015 - LÃ¥ng herrar

Svenska MÃ¤sterskapen 2015 - Sprint Herrar

Tweets by @Johan_runesson