Team Denmark for WOC 2010 in Trondheim, Norway with results, pictures and runner profiles

Overview: WOC Teams 2010
AUS AUT BLR BEL BRA BUL CAN CHN CRO CZE PRK DEN EST FIN
FRA GER GBR HKG HUN IRL ISR ITA JPN KAZ LAT LTU NED NZL
NOR POL POR ROM RUS SVK SLO RSA ESP SWE SUI TUR UKR USA

  Team Denmark WOC 2010 - 9 runners  

Team Overview - Disciplines*

 NameSprintMiddleLongRelay
1.Maja Alm 9th place
Qual: 3rd place
11st place
Qual: 5th place
17th place
Qual: 13rd place
5th place
2.Christian Bobach Qual: 22nd place   
3.Ida Bobach  13rd place
Qual: 4th place
 5th place
4.Søren Bobach 24th place
Qual: 4th place
25th place
Qual: 6th place
 12nd place
5.Zenia Hejlskov MogensenQual: 16th place   41st place
Qual: 11st place
 
6.Tue Lassen  15th place
Qual: 5th place
DSQ
Qual: 8th place
12nd place
7.Mikkel Lund 19th place
Qual: 8th place
  12nd place
8.Signe Søes 11st place
Qual: 3rd place
7th place
Qual: 3rd place
 5th place
9.Rasmus Thrane Hansen 23rd place
Qual: 7th place
 Qual: 16th place  

Results will be updated during the championships. See also


Detailed Team information

Maja Alm
ClubUlricehamns OK (SWE)
Born date10.07.1988
Info/BiographyWinning the middle at the Nordic Champs 2007 (junior), and taking a bronze medal at the sprint at JWOC. Did not run WOC 2008 as she was focusing on JWOC only, but did not succeed individually in JWOC 2008. Her first senior season in 2009 in which she did not succeed on the international level. Got her big breakthrough in the European Champs in 2010 with a bronze medal at the sprint. Continued her great 2010 season with a 4th place in the overall Nordic Orienteering Tour after 5th and 4th spot in the two first races. Her speciality is sprint, but is also a very good relay runner.
Selected results 3. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
9. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
11. place, WOC 2010 Middle
17. place, WOC 2010 Long
4. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
4. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
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Christian Bobach
ClubSilkeborg OK (DEN)/ Kristiansand OK (NOR)
Born date02.04.1987
Info/BiographyIs competing for Norwegian club Kristiansand OK since 1. july 2006. Got the last ticket for the Danish WOC-team 2009 where he did not manage to qualify for the finals either on sprint or middle. Selected also for the Danish WOC-team 2010, but after problems with injuries in the spring.
Selected results 46. place, EOC 2010 Middle
49. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
33. place, EOC 2008 Middle
44. place, WC 2009 #8, Middle
60. place, NOC 2009 Long
60. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle
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Ida Bobach
ClubUlricehams OK
Info/BiographyQueen of JWOC 2009 and JWOC 2010. Jukola-winner with Ulricehamn 2009, running the first leg. In the Danish WOC team of 2010 - still as a junior. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2009 for at only 18 years of age, becoming Queen of JWOC 2009 with 4 medals in 4 competitions - including the Gold medal on the Long distance! Also: Winner of Venla relay with Ulricehamns OK and winner of the JEC Relay for Denmark.
Selected results 13. place, WOC 2010 Middle
1. place, JWOC 2009 Long
2. place, JWOC 2009 Sprint
3. place, JWOC 2009 Middle
3. place, JWOC 2009 Relay
2. place, JWOC 2008 Relay
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Søren Bobach
ClubHalden SK (NOR)
Born datexx.xx.1989
Info/BiographyJunior world champion as a 17-year old on the middle distance in 2006. Three more medals in Göteborg 2008 for this Danish talent. World Cup debut in the World Cup final 2009 still as a junior with 27th spot on middle and 28th spot on sprint. Nominated for the Ultimate Junior of 2008 after getting two bronze medals in Junior World Orienteering Champs in Gothenburg - over the sprint and middle distance. In addition very good runs on the big relays - Jukola and 10Mila. Nominated for the Junior of the year 2006 for becoming JWOC champion middle distance at the age of 17.
Selected results 24. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
25. place, WOC 2010 Middle
28. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
45. place, EOC 2010 Middle
33. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
2. place, JWOC 2009 Long
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Zenia Hejlskov Mogensen
Info/BiographyCurrently nothing available. Check for World of O runner profile here.
Selected results 41. place, WOC 2010 Long
50. place, EOC 2010 Middle
6. place, EOC 2010 Relay
34. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
39. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
42. place, WC 2009 #8, Middle
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Tue Lassen
ClubBækkelagets SK (NOR) / Faaborg OK (DEN)
Born date28.11.1985
Info/BiographyTechnically strong Dane with a break-thru on the WC in Oslo 2008 (5th in the chasing start). Again showed his potential in EOC 2010 with a 6th place on the sprint.
Selected results 15. place, WOC 2010 Middle
6. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
13. place, EOC 2010 Middle
18. place, EOC 2010 Long
42. place, WOC 2009 Middle
22. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
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Mikkel Lund
ClubBækkelagets SPK (NOR) / Fåborg OK (DEN)
Born date08.01.1979
Info/BiographyStrong sprinter and relay runner who has been living in Oslo for several years, now working as a coach in Bękkelaget after finishing his master studies in sports. 12th place at WOC 2004 is his best individual result, 2009 was his 7th WOC, finishing 16th. Fourth place at EOC 2006. After several years in Nydalen he changed to neighbor Bækkelaget ahead of 2006. Danish champion on middle distance 2007.
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Selected results 19. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
16. place, WOC 2009 Sprint
20. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
23. place, EOC 2010 Middle
15. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
16. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
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Signe Søes
ClubIFK Lidingö (SWE) /OK Pan Århus (DEN)
Born date08.04.1983
Info/BiographyComes from Sjælland originally, but has moved to Århus for her studies in biologi. Her twinbrother Rasmus is also in the WOC-team, Signe is some minutes older, though... Very close to the medals in international championships for several years, improving steadily place by place with 5th place on the WOC long distance in 2008 and 4th place on the sprint in WOC 2009. Finally got her first international medal with silver medal at EOC middle 2010 in Bulgaria - a big surprise after being injured for several months not being able to do much running training. Moved to Stockholm in 2009 for her studies, and took the spring season of 2009 off the studies to focus fully on orienteering. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the year 2008 after her real breakthrough in 2008 going from a top-15 runner to a Top-5 runner with 5th spot in the WOC Long Distance and second and third position in the World Cup final races as the top results.
Selected results 2. place, EOC 2010 Middle
7. place, WOC 2010 Middle
4. place, WOC 2009 Sprint
11. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
6. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
10. place, WOC 2009 Middle
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Rasmus Thrane Hansen
Info/BiographyCurrently nothing available. Check for World of O runner profile here.
Selected results 23. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
5. place, JWOC 2009 Long
3. place, JWOC 2009 Relay
18. place, JWOC 2009 Middle
61. place, JWOC 2009 Sprint
22. place, JWOC 2008 Sprint
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