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Team Denmark WOC 2012
WOC 2012 Team overviews are made in a cooperation between the WOC 2012 organisers and WorldofO.com. Biographies are updated in August 2011.
Team Overview
Name | Sprint | Middle | Long | Relay | |
1. | Maja Alm | medal Qual: 8th place | 28th place Qual: 10th place | 6th place | |
2. | Christian Bobach | Qual: 19th place | Qual: DSQ | ||
3. | Ida Bobach | 4th place Qual: 4th place | 8th place Qual: 2nd place | 6th place | |
4. | Søren Bobach | 9th place Qual: 14th place | DSQ Qual: 5th place | 6th place | |
5. | Rasmus Djurhuus | 23rd place Qual: 11st place | |||
6. | Rasmus Thrane Hansen | 20th place Qual: 2nd place | 29th place Qual: 15th place | 6th place | |
7. | Emma Klingenberg | 6th place | |||
8. | Signe Klinting | 12nd place Qual: 9th place | 22nd place Qual: 3rd place | 20th place Qual: 8th place | |
9. | Tue Lassen | 25th place Qual: 11st place | 9th place Qual: 5th place | 6th place |
Results will be updated during the championships in cooperation with the WOC 2012 organizers. See also:
Detailed Team information
Maja Alm
Club | OK HTF (DEN), OK Pan Århus (DEN) |
Born date | 10.07.1988 |
Born place | Rødekro (DEN) |
Occupation | Student |
Residence | Århus (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Very good sprinter who is one of the outsiders to WOC medals in sprint - even the gold medal on a perfect day. 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. Winning 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. |
Selected results | 2. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 3. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 2. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 4. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2011 Middle 28. place, WOC 2012 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Christian Bobach
Club | Silkeborg OK (DEN), IFK Göteborg (SWE) |
Born date | 02.04.1987 |
Born place | Silkeborg (DEN) |
Occupation | Student |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Is 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 | 47. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 78. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 46. place, EOC 2010 Middle 49. place, EOC 2010 Sprint 56. place, WC 2011 #2, Sprint 58. place, WC 2011 #9, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Ida Bobach
Club | Silkeborg OK (DEN), OK Pan Århus (DEN) |
Born date | 30.07.1991 |
Born place | Silkeborg (DEN) |
Occupation | High school student |
Residence | Silkeborg (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Queen of JWOC 2009, JWOC 2010 and JWOC 2011 - and got her breakthrough in the senior class with a 3rd spot in the World Cup final in Geneva, Switzerland in the autumn of 2011. Could very well be a future world champion in the womens class - but 2011 is maybe too early? 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 | 2. place, WOC 2011 Middle 4. place, WOC 2012 Middle 8. place, WOC 2012 Long 12. place, EOC 2012 Long 5. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 18. place, EOC 2012 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Søren Bobach
Club | Silkeborg OK (DEN), Halden SK (NOR) |
Born date | 25.04.1989 |
Born place | Silkeborg (DEN) |
Occupation | Student |
Residence | Århus (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] This extreme junior talent has struggled to get into the top 20 as a senior - with a 24th place at the sprint and 25th place at the middle in WOC 2010 in Trondheim as top results as a senior. Junior 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 | 9. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2012 Relay 38. place, EOC 2012 Middle 24. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 25. place, WOC 2010 Middle 37. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Rasmus Djurhuus
Club | OK Pan Århus (DEN), Kristiansands OK (NOR) |
Born date | 21.03.1986 |
Born place | Allerød (DEN) |
Occupation | Student |
Residence | Århus (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Ran the long night for Kristiansand in their Tiomila-wins 2008 and 2009. Did not make it to the final on the long distance at WOC 2007, 2008 and 2009 - but getting closer every year. Finished 16th in the long qualification in WOC 2009. |
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Selected results | 23. place, WOC 2012 Long 46. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 41. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle 49. place, EOC 2010 Middle 53. place, WC 2011 #2, Sprint 57. place, WC 2010 #11, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Rasmus Thrane Hansen
Club | Søllerød OK (DEN), Pan Kristianstad (SWE) |
Born date | 08.11.1990 |
Born place | Søllerød (DEN) |
Occupation | Student |
Residence | Århus (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Strong Danish sprinter, finishing 23rd in the WOC sprint in Trondheim in 2010 as a junior - winning the Junior World Championships Sprint the same year on homeground in Ålborg, Denmark. |
Selected results | 20. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 29. place, WOC 2012 Long 19. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 26. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2012 Relay 49. place, EOC 2012 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Emma Klingenberg
Club | Faaborg OK (DEN), OK Pan Århus (DEN) |
Born date | 18.05.1992 |
Born place | Silkeborg (DEN) |
Occupation | Working |
Residence | Århus (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Yet another strong Danish junior - being the best junior women beside Ida Bobach in JWOC 2011 in Poland. Running WOC 2011 as a junior. Nominated for the Ultimate Junior of 2008 after being the youngest Junior World Orienteering champ, winning the sprint distance at JWOC in Gothenburg in 2008. Also victory in EYOC Long distance, silver medal in EYOC sprint and victory in EYOC Relay 2008. |
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Selected results | 6. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 6. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 19. place, EOC 2012 Middle 6. place, WOC 2012 Relay 40. place, WOC 2011 Long 4. place, EOC 2012 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Signe Klinting
Club | FIF Hillerød (DEN), OK Pan Århus (DEN) |
Born date | 17.04.1990 |
Born place | Hillerød (DEN) |
Occupation | Student |
Residence | Århus (DEN) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Nominated for the Junior of the year 2006 for eing mere 16 years of age, she climbed podium in the JWOC Middle distance, where she took bronze. |
Selected results | 12. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 20. place, WOC 2012 Long 22. place, WOC 2012 Middle 40. place, EOC 2012 Middle 42. place, EOC 2012 Long 57. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Tue Lassen
Club | Bækkelagets SK (NOR) / Faaborg OK (DEN) |
Born date | 28.11.1985 |
Residence | Oslo (NOR) |
Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Technically 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 | 9. place, WOC 2012 Long 25. place, WOC 2012 Middle 7. place, WOC 2011 Middle 6. place, WOC 2012 Relay 37. place, WOC 2011 Long 13. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |