Athlete profile: Linnea Gustafsson
NOTE! Athlete background is outdated, last updated August 2011
Young Swede who made her national team debut in EOC 2008 with a 7th place on the sprint. That was enough to give her a chance in WOC as well, where she finished 15th. Bronze medalist on the Middle distance at World Games 2009 her major break-thru, which she continued with a great silver medal at the sprint in WOC 2009 in Hungary. She topped the sprint silver medal with a 5th spot on long, showing that she is not only a sprinter.
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Won the first stage of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2011 - and came second in the KnockOut sprint in the second stage. Changed over first after the first leg of Tiomila 2008. Changed from Visborgs OK to OK Hällen ahead of 2009-season. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2009 for her incredible breakthrough this year with the World Championships’ silver and the World Games bronze. Also: winning the Nordic Championships’ relay.
World Orienteering Championships (WOC)
1 gold medal 
2011, Sprint, Savoie, France
1 silver medal 
2009, Sprint, Miskolc, Hungary
Best for each discipline:
Long: 5. place 2009, Miskolc, Hungary
Sprint: Gold 2011, Savoie, France
[Click to show all WOC results]All WOC results:
2011:
Gold, Sprint, Savoie, France
2010:
7. place, Sprint, Trondheim, Norway
2009:
Silver, Sprint, Miskolc, Hungary
5. place, Long, Miskolc, Hungary
2008:
15. place, Sprint, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Overall World Cup (WC Overall)
Best result 7. place:
WC Overall 2009
[Click to show all WC Overall results]All WC Overall results:
2011:
11. place
2010:
66. place
2009:
7. place
2008:
25. place
European Orienteering Championships (EOC)
Open Nordic Orienteering Championships (NOC)
1 gold medal 2009, Relay, Salo, Finland
Best for each discipline:
Long: 26. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Middle: 23. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Sprint: 7. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Relay: Gold 2009, Salo, Finland
[Click to show all NOC results]All NOC results:
2009:
7. place, Sprint, Salo, Finland
Gold, Relay, Salo, Finland
23. place, Middle, Salo, Finland
26. place, Long, Salo, Finland
World Cup (WC)
1. place: 2 times 2011, WC no. 4, Savoie, France, Sprint, WOC
2011, WC no. 1, NORT, FIN, Sprint
2. place: 2 times 2011, WC no. 2, NORT, SWE, Sprint
2009, WC no. 6, Miskolc, HUN, Sprint, WOC
[Click to show all WC results]All WC results:
1. place, WC no. 4-2011, Savoie, France, Sprint, WOC
1. place, WC no. 1-2011, NORT, FIN, Sprint
2. place, WC no. 2-2011, NORT, SWE, Sprint
2. place, WC no. 6-2009, Miskolc, HUN, Sprint, WOC
5. place, WC no. 7-2009, Miskolc, HUN, Long, WOC
7. place, WC no. 3-2011, NORT, NOR, Middle
7. place, WC no. 7-2010, Trondheim, NOR, Sprint, WOC
7. place, WC no. 2-2009, Salo, FIN, Sprint, NOC
7. place, WC no. 1-2008, Ventspils, LAT, Sprint, EOC
10. place, WC no. 8-2009, Postfinancesprint, SUI, Middle
11. place, WC no. 10-2008, Sälen, SWE, Long
13. place, WC no. 9-2009, Postfinancesprint, SUI, Sprint
14. place, WC no. 5-2008, Oslo - O-festival, NOR, Long
15. place, WC no. 6-2008, Olomouc, CZE, Sprint, WOC
17. place, WC no. 3-2008, Ventspils, LAT, Middle, EOC
23. place, WC no. 1-2009, Salo, FIN, Middle, NOC
28. place, WC no. 2-2008, Ventspils, LAT, Long, EOC
29. place, WC no. 4-2008, Oslo - O-festival, NOR, Middle
33. place, WC no. 11-2008, Sälen, SWE, Middle
41. place, WC no. 9-2008, Sälen, SWE, Sprint
Other international results
Relays:
2011: Venla 2011, 21. place (4. leg, Out: 50. place, In: 21. place, OK Hällen)
2009: Venla 2009, 18. place (4. leg, Out: 22. place, In: 18. place, OK Hällen)
IOF World Ranking:
World Ranking position: Middle/Long 1159 (as of 21/12/2024)
See also all IOF WRE results for Linnea Gustafsson including updated WR position
Linnea Gustafsson is found under the following names:
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