Overview: WOC Teams 2008

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Team Sweden WOC 2008 - 14 runners

Team Overview - Disciplines*

	Name	Sprint	Middle	Long	Relay
1.	Erik Axelsson		14th place Qual: 4th place
2.	Lina Bäckström		8th place Qual: 4th place
3.	Annika Billstam			medal Qual: 1st place	medal
4.	Emma Engstrand	8th place Qual: 7th place		9th place Qual: 5th place
5.	Linnea Gustafsson	15th place Qual: 3rd place
6.	Helena Jansson	medal Qual: 1st place	7th place Qual: 1st place		medal
7.	Martin Johansson	medal Qual: 12nd place		9th place Qual: 2nd place	8th place
8.	Sofie Johansson			6th place Qual: 4th place	medal
9.	Mattias Karlsson
10.	Peter Öberg		5th place Qual: 3rd place		8th place
11.	Erik Öhlund	38th place Qual: 10th place		18th place Qual: 14th place	8th place
12.	Lina Persson		13rd place Qual: 1st place
13.	Mats Troeng			28th place Qual: 1st place
14.	Emil Wingstedt	DSQ Qual: 4th place

Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.

Detailed Team information

Erik Axelsson

Club	Halden SK (NOR)
Born date	xx.xx.1979
Info/Biography	Tiomila-winner with Halden 2006 and 2007. A strong relay runner and excellent night-orienteerer. Will get his WOC-debut on the middle distance 2088 after David Anderssons withdrawal.
Selected results	14. place, WOC 2008 Middle 20. place, WC 2008 #9, 30. place, WC 2008 #10, 37. place, WC 2008 #11, 19. place, WC 2007 #2, Middle 10. place, NOC 2005 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Lina Bäckström

Club	OK Linné (SWE)
Born date	21.05.1980
Info/Biography	Back in the WOC-team after her only apperance at WOC 2004. Middle distance the best for the technically strong swedish runner, and she will only run this individual race at WOC 2008. Showed good form at the WC-events in Norway late July. Her best international performances.
Selected results	8. place, WOC 2008 Middle 3. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 6. place, WC 2008 #10, 7. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 11. place, WC 2008 #11, 23. place, WC 2008 #9, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Annika Billstam

Club	IFK Lidingö (SWE)
Born date	08.03.1976
Info/Biography	Had a big disappointment in Venla 2007 when she was leading on the last leg for OK Linné, only to be taken off the course because the team was disqualified on an earlier leg. Started orienteering in Järfälla OK. Educated as a phyisotherapist Changed from OK Linné to Lidingö this . Now working for the cross country race "Lidingöloppet", which is organized by her club.Running long distance at WOC 2008.
Selected results	3. place, WOC 2008 Long 2. place, WC 2008 #9, 3. place, WOC 2008 Relay 2. place, WOC 2007 Relay 9. place, EOC 2008 Long 4. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Emma Engstrand

Club	Stora Tuna IK
Born date	14.12.1977
Info/Biography	Has been a part of the world elite since winning a World Cup race in 2000. Still missing an individual WOC-medal. Physically very strong and has her best results from long distance and sprint. Works as a chemical engineer. 12 times Swedish champion. Running sprint and long distance at WOC, as should also be selected for relay.
Selected results	3. place, EOC 2008 Long 8. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 9. place, WOC 2008 Long 1. place, EOC 2008 Relay 2. place, WOC 2007 Relay 7. place, WOC 2007 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Linnea Gustafsson

Club	Visborgs OK (SWE)
Born date	20.02.1986
Info/Biography	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. Changed over first after the first leg of Tiomila 2008.
Selected results	15. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 7. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 17. place, EOC 2008 Middle 28. place, EOC 2008 Long 11. place, WC 2008 #10, 14. place, WC 2008 #5, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Helena Jansson

Club	IF Hagen (SWE)
Born date	28.08.1985
Born place	Skövde (SWE)
Info/Biography	Junior-star with six medals from 4 JWOC-years. Missed out on the individual medals in her last year as a junior, but took the step to senior class in impressive fashion being 8th and 11th at EOC 2006. Impressive orienteering technique, constantly improving her running with a tough training regime made by her coach Harri Viinimäki. Two gold medals at NOC 2007, and a relay silver in WOC 2007. Some injuryproblems in early 2008, but got her first senior-title (expect NOC) came at EOC 2008 with a relay gold, Jansson running the last leg. Will run sprint, middle and surely the relay at WOC 2008.
Selected results	3. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 3. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 7. place, WOC 2008 Middle 3. place, WOC 2008 Relay 3. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 4. place, WOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Martin Johansson

Club	IFK Mora (SWE)
Born date	26.09.1984
Born place	Avesta
Info/Biography	Swedish Sprint champion 2005 in his first senior year, but did not get a place in the WOC-team. One gold and one silver at JWOC 2004 after being out for six months due to overtraining. Very strong skier and runner. Was in the leading group of Vasaloppet for 70kms 2006 and ended in around 50th place. Represented Sweden in U-23 WCH in Cross Country skiing 2007. Has a medal from JWOC-ski-o as well. Collapsed on the long distance in Kiev 2007, but came back to take a sensational bronze medal on the sprint a few days later. Studying about half-time in construction-engineering. Has two sisters and one brother. Running sprint and long at WOC 2008 (relay not selected). Had a toe-injury ahead of WOC, but recovered in time to take another bronze medal.
Selected results	3. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 3. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 9. place, WOC 2008 Long 5. place, EOC 2008 Long 3. place, WC 2007 #3, Long 12. place, EOC 2008 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Sofie Johansson

Club	OK Linné (SWE)
Born date	01.07.1985
Info/Biography	Has broken into the international elite in 2008. First by a 5th place on the long distance at EOC in Latvia, then got her first podium finish when second at WC event 4 in Oslo. Running the long distance in WOC 2008- her WOC-debut.
Selected results	6. place, WOC 2008 Long 2. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 3. place, WOC 2008 Relay 5. place, EOC 2008 Long 8. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 4. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Mattias Karlsson

Club	Halden SK (NOR)
Born date	16.03.1984
Info/Biography	Made his WOC-debut last year on the sprint distance, but did not qualify for the final. New chance on the Swedish team in 2008. Winner of Tiomila for Halden in 2006 and 2007. His swedish home club is Emmaboda Verda OK. Will run middle at WOC 2008.
Selected results	14. place, NOC 2007 Middle 25. place, NOC 2007 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Peter Öberg

Club	OK Hällen (SWE)
Born date	17.04.1980
Info/Biography	Very strong middle distance runner with excellent technique. Running middle at WOC 2008 and should also be a candidate to the relay team, even though his mistake at EOC has probably not strengthened his chances.
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Selected results	1. place, WC 2008 #9, 5. place, WOC 2008 Middle 6. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, WOC 2007 Relay 8. place, WOC 2007 Middle 10. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Erik Öhlund

Club	Ulricehamns OK (SWE)
Born date	06.08.1980
Info/Biography	Made his WOC-debut on the sprint in 2008, finishing a disappointing 38. A strong runner who won the first leg of the EOC-relay 2008.
Selected results	18. place, WOC 2008 Long 38. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 24. place, EOC 2008 Long 46. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 22. place, WC 2008 #9, 25. place, WC 2008 #10, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Lina Persson

Club	OK Skogsfalken (SWE)
Born date	03.02.1982
Selected results	1. place, EOC 2008 Relay 13. place, WOC 2008 Middle 10. place, EOC 2008 Long 12. place, EOC 2008 Middle 35. place, WOC 2007 Long 4. place, WC 2007 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Mats Troeng

Club	OK Linné (SWE)
Born date	11.07.1978
Info/Biography	Likes a really tough long distance course, and is selected for long in WOC 2008. The developer of useful orienteering software, like Winsplits and Quick Route. www.matstroeng.se His clun OK Linné was second at Jukola 2008.
Selected results	6. place, EOC 2008 Middle 28. place, WOC 2008 Long 13. place, EOC 2008 Long 5. place, WC 2008 #10, 8. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 14. place, WC 2008 #9, » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Emil Wingstedt

Club	Halden SK (NOR)
Born date	09.05.1975
Born place	Växjö (SWE)
Info/Biography	Has international medals from all diciplins, winning the last four EOC sprints and the WOC-sprints in 2005 and 2006. Lived in Norway for 10 years, first in Trondheim competing for NTNUI, then for Halden- winning Tiomila 4 times and Jukola one time. Works about 60% as a civil engineer in Halden. Lives together with Anja Mattick, a former member of the german national team. They have two children; Liam, born 2005 and Minna, born 2007. A runner for the big occasions! Been strong also in World Cup 2008, and one of the main favorites for WOC 2008 sprint, he was on his way for the bronze medal, but run past a TV-control without punching. So no medal, but a real drama for the viewers and spectators. Will run the long and probablyrelay too.
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Selected results	1. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 3. place, EOC 2008 Long 1. place, WOC 2006 Sprint 3. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 1. place, EOC 2006 Sprint 1. place, WOC 2005 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile