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

Overview: WOC Teams 2010
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  Team Sweden WOC 2010 - 14 runners  

Team Overview - Disciplines*

 NameSprintMiddleLongRelay
1.David Andersson  12nd place
Qual: 1st place 		 6th place
2.Annika Billstam  5th place
Qual: 5th place 		11st place
Qual: 2nd place 		medal
3.Emma Claesson 25th place
Qual: 1st place 		  medal
Qual: 1st place 		medal
4.Lena Eliasson  19th place
Qual: 2nd place 		  
5.Beata Falk 18th place
Qual: 5th place 		   
6.Linnea Gustafsson 7th place
Qual: 1st place 		   
7.Helena Jansson medal
Qual: 2nd place 		4th place
Qual: 4th place 		4th place
Qual: 2nd place 		medal
8.Emma Johansson    
9.Martin Johansson 5th place
Qual: 7th place 		   
10.William Lind   25th place
Qual: 8th place 		 
11.Jerker Lysell 11st place
Qual: 8th place 		   
12.Marcus Millegård   5th place
Qual: 5th place 		 
13.Peter Öberg  medal
Qual: 3rd place 		 6th place
14.Emil Wingstedt 6th place
Qual: 1st place 		10th place
Qual: 3rd place 		17th place
Qual: 7th place 		6th place

Results will be updated during the championships. See also

Detailed Team information

David Andersson
ClubMalungs OK Skogsmårdarna (SWE)
Born date25.12.1981
Info/BiographyStrong middle distance runner, with a breakthrough in WOC 2005 in Japan with a 4th place. Impressed at EOC 2006 when he held Thierry Gueorgiou behind him and went solo on the last leg in the relay. Junior World champion in ski-orienteering 2001. Has been struggling with injury the last couple of seasons and withdrew from the WOC-team 2008 five days before the event. In 2009 he took a NOC-relay gold with Sweden, and continued to show great results at the middle distance with a 6th spot at both WOC and the middle distance World Cup race in Oslo in June.
Selected results 12. place, WOC 2010 Middle
6. place, WOC 2009 Middle
3. place, WC 2009 #8, Middle
13. place, EOC 2010 Middle
26. place, EOC 2010 Long
1. place, NOC 2009 Relay
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Annika Billstam
ClubIFK Lidingö (SWE)
Born date08.03.1976
Info/BiographyHad 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 Got her big international breakthrough with the bronze medal at the World Champs in Czech Republic in 2008. Struggled more in 2009, but back in the top with a second spot overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2008 for her breakthrough in 2008 with her first medal in the World Champs with Bronze medal on the Long distance.
Selected results 5. place, WOC 2010 Middle
2. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
3. place, WOC 2008 Long
11. place, WOC 2010 Long
4. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
11. place, WOC 2009 Long
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Emma Claesson
ClubStora Tuna IK
Born date14.12.1977
Info/BiographyFormer Emma Engstrand. Has been a part of the world elite since winning a World Cup race in 2000. Physically very strong and has her best results from long distance and sprint. Works as a chemical engineer. Many times Swedish champion. Individual EOC medal in 2008 in Latvia over the long distance (bronze).
Selected results 3. place, WOC 2010 Long
25. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
3. place, EOC 2008 Long
8. place, WOC 2008 Sprint
9. place, WOC 2008 Long
1. place, EOC 2008 Relay
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Lena Eliasson
ClubDomnarvets GOIF (SWE)
Born date22.07.1981
Info/BiographyStrong runner, especially on sprint and middle. Went out in the qual at both WOC 2005 and two times as EOC 2006 - then took a bronze medal at the spint of WOC 2007. Bronze medal in the NOC-sprint 2005. English/Swedish study at the university and works as a teacher for orienteering and skiing. Silver medal from JWOC ski-o 2001. Changed from IK HP to Stora Tuna ahead of 2007. Had a great spring season, winning the pre-WOC races and anchoring her club Stora Tuna to a win in Tiomila. Then she suffered a "subarachniodal haemorrhage", injury to her brain. She could not compete in EOC and also missed WOC. Back in the absolute top at the European Champs in Bulgaria in 2010, where she took the bronze medal at middle and was in the Swedish relay team which took the gold medal. Finished 5th overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010.
Selected results 3. place, EOC 2010 Middle
1. place, EOC 2010 Relay
3. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
19. place, WOC 2010 Middle
7. place, EOC 2010 Long
3. place, WOC 2007 Sprint
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Beata Falk
Info/BiographyStrong Swedish runner who got her big breakthrough during the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010 with a second place in the KnockOut sprint in Stockholm. Through a good race in the final chasing start she finished 7th overall in the Nordic Orienteering Tour 2010. Awarded the Ultimate Junior of 2008 after three JWOC medals in 2008: Gold in Relay and silver in both long and middle. Also victory in D20E in O-Ringen.
Selected results 2. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
18. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
7. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
31. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
2. place, JWOC 2008 Middle
2. place, JWOC 2008 Long
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Linnea Gustafsson
ClubVisborgs OK (SWE)
Born date20.02.1986
Info/BiographyYoung 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. Changed from Visborgs OK to OK Hällen ahead of 2009-season. 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. 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.
Selected results 2. place, WOC 2009 Sprint
7. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
5. place, WOC 2009 Long
1. place, NOC 2009 Relay
15. place, WOC 2008 Sprint
7. place, NOC 2009 Sprint
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Helena Jansson
ClubIF Hagen (SWE)
Born date28.08.1985
Born placeSkövde (SWE)
Info/BiographyBig Swedish orienteering star who had her big breakthrough as a senior with two gold medals at NOC 2007, and a relay silver in WOC 2007. Took the bronze medal at the sprint in Olomouc in Czech Republic in 2008, and continued all the way up to the top of the ladder with gold medal at WOC sprint in 2010. 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. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2009 for her first World Championships’ gold medal at the sprint in Hungary after a great performance. Also: For doing something that no other elite runner has ever done before - winning all 5 days of O-Ringen. And winning the gold at the Nordic Championships and the opening stage of the World Cup. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2008 for her WOC Breakthrough in 2008 with her first individual WOC-medal: Sprint Bronze. Also decided EOC Relay for Sweden.
Selected results 2. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
1. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
1. place, WOC 2009 Sprint
1. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
3. place, EOC 2010 Long
4. place, WOC 2010 Long
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Emma Johansson
ClubDomnarvets GOIF
Info/Biography15th overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010 after finishing 8th in the KnockOut sprint in Stockholm. Only selected for the second team of Domnarvet for Tiomila 2009 (first team ended second), but came back in the team for Venla where she lost a lot of time on the last leg. Normally a strong relay runner, though.
Selected results 16. place, WOC 2009 Middle
8. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
14. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
5. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle
25. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
12. place, NOC 2009 Middle
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Martin Johansson
ClubIFK Mora (SWE)
Born date26.09.1984
Born placeAvesta
Info/BiographySwedish 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. Had a toe-injury ahead of WOC 2008, but recovered in time to take another bronze medal on the sprint. In 2009 he got his first WC-victory when getting away from the leading group on a short route-choice leg at the WC chasing start in Oslo. Got severly injured on the last leg at the WOC 2009 relay in a very special episode where Thierry Gueorgiou, Michal Smola and Anders Nordberg stopped there races to help ; all three loosing their chance for a medal for their nations. Johansson recovered again during the winter.
Selected results 5. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
3. place, WOC 2008 Sprint
1. place, WC 2009 #4, Long
5. place, WOC 2009 Sprint
3. place, WOC 2007 Sprint
9. place, WOC 2008 Long
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William Lind
ClubMalungs OK Skogsmårdarna
Selected results 25. place, WOC 2010 Long
16. place, WC 2009 #8, Middle
29. place, EOC 2008 Sprint
40. place, EOC 2008 Long
49. place, EOC 2008 Middle
15. place, WC 2008 #12, Middle
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Jerker Lysell
Info/BiographySprint specialist who finished second in the first ever KnockOut sprint in the World Cup which was organized as the second stage of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010. Finished 6th overall in the Nordic Orienteering Tour 2010.
Selected results 2. place, WC 2010 #5, Sprint
11. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
6. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle
33. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle
26. place, JWOC 2009 Sprint
28. place, JWOC 2009 Long
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Marcus Millegård
ClubSävedalens AIK (SWE)
Info/BiographyWebsite at http://www.marcusmillegard.se/
Selected results 5. place, WOC 2010 Long
11. place, EOC 2010 Long
13. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
4. place, EOC 2010 Relay
12. place, NOC 2009 Sprint
24. place, NOC 2009 Long
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Peter Öberg
ClubOK Hällen (SWE)
Born date17.04.1980
Info/BiographyVery strong middle distance runner with excellent technique - and also a good sprinter. Especially good in Nordic terrain, where he has been dominating the orienteering scene for long periods. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2009 for being the dominating orienteer in the spring season. Winning the Nordic Championships middle distance and relay, as well as winning as the World Cup middle distance in Norway. Also: taking bronze in the overall World Cup.
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Selected results 2. place, WOC 2010 Middle
1. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle
1. place, NOC 2009 Middle
7. place, EOC 2010 Middle
1. place, WC 2008 #9, Sprint
13. place, WOC 2009 Long
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Emil Wingstedt
ClubHalden SK (NOR) /Leksands OK (SWE)
Born date09.05.1975
Born placeVäxjö (SWE)
Info/BiographyHas international medals from all diciplins, winning four EOC sprints and the WOC-sprints in 2005 and 2006. Lived in Norway for many years, first in Trondheim competing for NTNUI, then for Halden- winning Tiomila and Jukola with Halden. Lives together with Anja Mattick, a former member of the german national team. They have three children; Liam, born 2005, Minna, born 2007. A runner for the big occasions! Was 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. Back with a medal at the sprint in EOC 2010 - a bronze medal. Nominated for Orienteering Achievement of the year 2008 after winning four EOC sprint gold medals of four possible - the last one in this years EOC in Latvia. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2006 for winning gold medals in Sprint at the World and European Championships in 2006. The gold in the World Championships was the fifth straight championship Sprint gold for this Swede.
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Selected results 3. place, EOC 2010 Sprint
6. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
10. place, WOC 2010 Middle
4. place, EOC 2010 Middle
1. place, EOC 2008 Sprint
17. place, WOC 2010 Long
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