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Team Sweden WOC 2012
Men
Gustav Bergman
Anders Holmberg
Jonas Leandersson
Jerker Lysell
Peter Öberg
Erik Rost
Johan Runesson
Women
Tove ALEXANDERSSON
Annika Billstam
Lena Eliasson
Lilian Forsgren
Helena Jansson
Lina Strand
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. | Tove ALEXANDERSSON |  medalQual: 1st place | medal | ||
| 2. | Gustav Bergman | 8th place Qual: 8th place | DSQ Qual: 9th place | ||
| 3. | Annika Billstam |  medalQual: 1st place | 6th place Qual: 7th place | medal Qual: 5th place | medal |
| 4. | Lena Eliasson | 8th place Qual: 4th place | DSQ Qual: 6th place | ||
| 5. | Lilian Forsgren | ||||
| 6. | Anders Holmberg | 12nd place Qual: 7th place | 5th place Qual: 5th place | medal | |
| 7. | Helena Jansson | 4th place Qual: 1st place | Qual: 3rd place | medal | |
| 8. | Jonas Leandersson | 15th place Qual: 3rd place | medal | ||
| 9. | Jerker Lysell | 13rd place Qual: 3rd place | |||
| 10. | Peter Öberg | 6th place Qual: 4th place | medal | ||
| 11. | Erik Rost | 28th place Qual: 10th place | |||
| 12. | Johan Runesson | 18th place Qual: 11st place | |||
| 13. | Lina Strand | 11st place Qual: 2nd place | 12nd place Qual: 7th place |
Results will be updated during the championships in cooperation with the WOC 2012 organizers. See also:
Detailed Team information
Tove ALEXANDERSSON
| Club | Stora Tuna OK (SWE) |
| Born date | 07.09.1992 |
| Born place | Stora Tuna (SWE) |
| Occupation | Orienteer |
| Residence | Borlänge (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Training |
| Favourite terrain | Detailed, hilly and fast |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Very strong junior - winning the middle distance at JWOC in 2010 - and also taking several medals at JWOC 2011 in Poland behind the impossible Danes. Many strong races in the senior class as a junior in 2011 - winning O-ringen in the elite class and also qualifying for the World Championships. |
| Selected results | 2. place, WOC 2012 Middle 2. place, WOC 2012 Relay 1. place, WC 2011 #9, Middle 4. place, EOC 2012 Long 3. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 5. place, EOC 2012 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Gustav Bergman
| Club | OK Ravinen (SWE) |
| Born date | 04.12.1990 |
| Born place | Stockholm (SWE) |
| Occupation | Student |
| Residence | Bagarmossen (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Maps or Old French Phonetics |
| Favourite terrain | Stockholm area |
| Selected results | 8. place, WOC 2012 Middle 5. place, EOC 2012 Middle 27. place, EOC 2012 Long 13. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 33. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 9. place, WC 2011 #2, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Annika Billstam
| Club | OK Linné (SWE) |
| Born date | 08.03.1976 |
| Born place | Uppsala (SWE) |
| Occupation | Orienteer |
| Residence | Uppsala (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Cooksomethingculinarilyof whatis in the refrigerator for the moment |
| Favourite terrain | Detailed, moderately hilly nordic terrain |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Had a fantastic 2011 season - culiminating in a World Championships title on the long distance in very technical terrain in France. Earlier in the season Billstam won the overall Nordic Orienteering Tour. 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. 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 |
| Selected results | 1. place, WOC 2011 Long 3. place, WOC 2012 Long 3. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2012 Middle 2. place, WOC 2012 Relay 1. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Lena Eliasson
| Club | Domnarvets GoIF (SWE) |
| Born date | 22.07.1981 |
| Born place | Nässjö (SWE) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Residence | Falun (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Long sleepy mornings and cofee breaks |
| Favourite terrain | Nice ground and lots of details |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Strong runner, especially on sprint and middle. Has performer very well in the Nordic Orienteering Tour - finishing 5th overall in 2010 and 3rd in 2011. Bronze medal from the sprint of WOC 2007. Started very well in 2008, 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. Silver medal from JWOC ski-o 2001. English/Swedish study at the university and works as a teacher for orienteering and skiing. |
| Selected results | 2. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 3. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 8. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 2. place, WC 2011 #10, Sprint 2. place, WC 2011 #1, Sprint 3. place, EOC 2010 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Lilian Forsgren
| Club | OK Tisaren (SWE) |
| Born date | 02.02.1990 |
| Residence | Göteborg (SWE) |
| Selected results | 12. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 36. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 51. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 15. place, WC 2011 #2, Sprint 22. place, WC 2011 #10, Sprint 26. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Anders Holmberg
| Club | Järla Orientering (SWE) |
| Born date | 04.09.1984 |
| Born place | Bankeryd (SWE) |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Residence | Sissach (SUI) |
| Hobbies | All kinds of sports - both doing and watching |
| Favourite terrain | Södertörn |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Part of the Swedish Relay team which took the 4th spot at EOC in Bulgaria in 2010. Top 10 position from the first stage in the Nordic Orienteering Tour of 2011. |
| Selected results | 2. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 5. place, WOC 2012 Long 3. place, WOC 2012 Relay 12. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 2. place, EOC 2012 Relay 3. place, WOC 2011 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Helena Jansson
| Club | Leksands OK (SWE) |
| Born date | 28.08.1985 |
| Born place | Tibro (SWE) |
| Occupation | Teacher student |
| Residence | Bern (SUI) |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Big Swedish orienteering star who is popular and well-known also among non-orienteers. 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 2009. From then on Jansson has been one of the most successful female orienteers. She missed the gold medal in the World Championships in 2010, but came back on top in 2011 with gold in middle, silver in sprint and bronze in long and relay. 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 | 1. place, WOC 2011 Middle 2. place, WOC 2011 Sprint 3. place, WOC 2011 Long 4. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 2. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 2. place, WOC 2012 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Jonas Leandersson
| Club | Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering (SWE) |
| Born date | 22.01.1990 |
| Residence | Tullinge (SWE) |
| Selected results | 1. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 3. place, WOC 2012 Relay 15. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 2. place, EOC 2012 Relay 14. place, EOC 2012 Middle 6. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Jerker Lysell
| Club | Rehns BK (SWE) |
| Born date | 27.04.1989 |
| Born place | Bollnäs (SWE) |
| Occupation | Student |
| Residence | Borlänge (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Movies |
| Favourite terrain | Everything |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Sprint 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. Improved this to a victory in the KnockOut sprint in the second edition of the Nordic Tour in 2011. Finished 6th overall in the Nordic Orienteering Tour 2010. |
| Selected results | 3. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 1. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 1. place, WC 2011 #2, Sprint 13. place, WOC 2012 Sprint 2. place, WC 2011 #10, Sprint 28. place, EOC 2012 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Peter Öberg
| Club | OK Hällen (SWE) |
| Born date | 17.04.1980 |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] Very 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. Took the silver medal at the World Champs 2010 in Trondheim behind Carl Waaler Kaas - and also won a few World Cup races. 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 2011 Middle 6. place, WOC 2012 Middle 2. place, WOC 2010 Middle 3. place, WOC 2012 Relay 10. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 1. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Erik Rost
| Club | Malungs OK Skogsmårdarna (SWE) |
| Born date | 30.05.1985 |
| Born place | Alfta (SWE) |
| Occupation | Student |
| Residence | Skinnskatteberg (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Forestry andbandy |
| Favourite terrain | Hilly rocky terrain |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] In the world elite also i ski-orienteering. 18th place overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010. |
| Selected results | 28. place, WOC 2012 Long 11. place, EOC 2012 Middle 13. place, EOC 2012 Sprint 27. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 34. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle 7. place, WC 2011 #1, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Johan Runesson
| Club | Göteborg-Majorna OK (SWE) |
| Born date | 20.11.1990 |
| Born place | Smålandsstenar (SWE) |
| Occupation | Orienteer |
| Residence | Göteborg (SWE) |
| Hobbies | Bandy |
| Favourite terrain | Hilly rocky terrain |
| Info/Biography | [Info not updated in 2012] The big star of JWOC 2008 on home ground in Sweden, winning 3 gold medals and one silver medal - and was allowed to run World Cup for Sweden that year with still years left to run as a junior. Had to skip JWOC 2009 due to illness, but came back in 2010 taking silver over the long distance at JWOC. Overall third in O-Ringen 2010 in the senior class. Awarded the Ultimate Junior of 2008 after winning the silver medal at JWOC sprint, the gold medal at JWOC middle distance, the gold medal at JWOC long distance and the gold medal at JWOC relay in Gothenburg this year, and his participation as a junior in the World Cup 2008 program. |
| Selected results | 18. place, WOC 2012 Middle 18. place, EOC 2012 Long 30. place, EOC 2012 Middle 41. place, WOC 2011 Middle 33. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint 52. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Lina Strand
| Club | Göteborg-Majorna OK (SWE) |
| Born date | 23.12.1988 |
| Residence | Göteborg (SWE) |
| Selected results | 11. place, WOC 2012 Middle 12. place, WOC 2012 Long 8. place, EOC 2012 Long 3. place, EOC 2012 Relay 26. place, EOC 2012 Middle 14. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
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