Erik Johansson (orienteering)
Encyclopedia
Erik Johansson is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. He won a gold medal in the relay at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships
in Aviemore
, with the Swedish relay team, together with Gert Pettersson
, Arne Johansson
and Rolf Pettersson
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
. He won a gold medal in the relay at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Aviemore
Aviemore
Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
, with the Swedish relay team, together with Gert Pettersson
Gert Pettersson
Gert Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1976, as a member of the Swedish winning team.-References:...
, Arne Johansson
Arne Johansson
Arne Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is three times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1972, 1974 and 1976.-References:...
and Rolf Pettersson
Rolf Pettersson
Rolf Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is four times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1979, as well as having a silver medal from 1978. He obtained silver in the Individual World Championship in 1976.-References:...
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