Eva Svensson
Encyclopedia
Eva Svensson (born May 27, 1987) is a Swedish
orienteering
and ski-orienteering
competitor
, and junior world champion in both sports.
in sprint in Dubbo in 2007, and received a bronze medal in 2006. She received silver medals in relay in both the 2006 and 2007 junior world championships.
in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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...
and ski-orienteering
Ski-orienteering
Ski orienteering is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF...
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...
, and junior world champion in both sports.
Orienteering
She became Junior World ChampionJunior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships are an orienteering competition held every year. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition...
in sprint in Dubbo in 2007, and received a bronze medal in 2006. She received silver medals in relay in both the 2006 and 2007 junior world championships.
Ski orienteering
Svensson received four individual gold medals and two bronze medals at the Junior World Ski Orienteering ChampionshipsJunior World Ski Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships were first held in 1994. Since 1998, competitions have been held annually. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation .-Host Towns/Cities:...
in 2005, 2006 and 2007.