Ida Bobach
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Ida Bobach (born 30.07.1991) is a Danish orienteering
competitor, Junior World Champion from 2009, and triple Junior World Champion from 2010, when she won the sprint, long distance and the relay. She represents the club OK Pan Århus. She is since 2007 coached by Danish national coach Lars Lindstrøm
in Druskininkai
in 2006, where she placed 49th in the sprint, 20th in the middle, and 49th in the long distance. Her older brother Søren Bobach became a Junior World Champion in 2006.
she participated on the Danish relay team that won silver medals, along with Signe Klinting
and Maja Alm
. She placed 14th in the sprint, 45th in the middle distance, and 22nd in the long distance.
in Trentino she won medals in all four competitions, including a gold medal in the long distance. In the long distance she was over a minute ahead of Jenny Lönnkvist
, who placed second. She won a silver medal in the sprint, a bronze medal in the middle, and a bronze medal with the Danish relay team, which consisted of Emma Klingenberg
and Signe Klinting
, in addition to Bobach.
in Aalborg
she won three gold medals. She won individual gold medals in the sprint and in the long distance. She was a member of the Danish relay team together with Emma Klingenberg and Signe Klinting, and they won the relay ahead of the Czech team. She did also participate in the middle distance, but at the qualification she twisted her ancle, and wasn't able to run the Final.
she won the gold medal in the sprint competition, which was held in Lębork
. For a third time in a row she won the gold medal on the long distance and scored a hattrick by winning a gold medal in the middeldistance, and there by the first ever to win all the individual distances. Long and middle distance were held in Wejherowo
. In the relay, which was held in Gniewowo, she took the bronze along with Emma Klingenberg and Ita Klingenberg, after a very exciting ending.
in 2010 she competed for her club Ulricehamns OK. She was running the first leg for Ulricehamns, winning her leg. In the end Ulricehamns OK placed second, in a field of more than 300 women's teams.
While still a junior, Bobach was selected to represent Denmark at the 2010 senior World Orienteering Championships
in Trondheim
. She qualified for the final on the middle distance, and placed 13th in the middle distance final among 45 starters. She was also running the first leg for the Danish relay team. The Danish team placed fifth among 28 teams, behind Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, and before Czech Republic, France, Great Britain and Russia.
Ida did also participate in the WOC 2011 in France (still as a junior), where she made the best result for a Danish woman since 1974: She won a silver medal in the middle distance.
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, Junior World Champion from 2009, and triple Junior World Champion from 2010, when she won the sprint, long distance and the relay. She represents the club OK Pan Århus. She is since 2007 coached by Danish national coach Lars Lindstrøm
2006
Bobach participated at the Junior World Orienteering ChampionshipsJunior 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 Druskininkai
Druskininkai
Druskininkai is a spa town on the Neman River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 18,233 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century.-Names:...
in 2006, where she placed 49th in the sprint, 20th in the middle, and 49th in the long distance. Her older brother Søren Bobach became a Junior World Champion in 2006.
2007
She also represented Denmark at the 2007 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Dubbo, where she placed 25th in the sprint, 19th in the middle, and 33rd in the long distance.2008
At the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships in GothenburgGothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
she participated on the Danish relay team that won silver medals, along with Signe Klinting
Signe Klinting
Signe Klinting is a Danish orienteering competitor and medalist from the junior world championships.She received a silver medal in relay at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg in 2008, together with Ida Bobach and Maja Alm, and received an individual bronze medal in the...
and Maja Alm
Maja Alm
Maja Alm is a Danish orienteering competitor and medalist from the Junior World Championships. She is since 2006 coached by Danish national coach Lars Lindstrøm-Junior career:...
. She placed 14th in the sprint, 45th in the middle distance, and 22nd in the long distance.
2009
At the 2009 Junior World Orienteering ChampionshipsJunior 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 Trentino she won medals in all four competitions, including a gold medal in the long distance. In the long distance she was over a minute ahead of Jenny Lönnkvist
Jenny Lönnkvist
Jenny Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.She became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Dubbo in 2007, and received a silver medal in relay...
, who placed second. She won a silver medal in the sprint, a bronze medal in the middle, and a bronze medal with the Danish relay team, which consisted of Emma Klingenberg
Emma Klingenberg
Emma Klingenberg is a Danish orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.-Junior world champion 2008:Emma Klingenberg became Junior World Champion in sprint in Gothenburg in 2008, before Silje Ekroll Jahren and Jenny Lönnkvist, with less than three seconds between winner and third place...
and Signe Klinting
Signe Klinting
Signe Klinting is a Danish orienteering competitor and medalist from the junior world championships.She received a silver medal in relay at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg in 2008, together with Ida Bobach and Maja Alm, and received an individual bronze medal in the...
, in addition to Bobach.
2010
At the 2010 Junior World Orienteering ChampionshipsJunior 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 Aalborg
Aalborg
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she won three gold medals. She won individual gold medals in the sprint and in the long distance. She was a member of the Danish relay team together with Emma Klingenberg and Signe Klinting, and they won the relay ahead of the Czech team. She did also participate in the middle distance, but at the qualification she twisted her ancle, and wasn't able to run the Final.
2011
At the 2011 Junior World Orienteering ChampionshipsJunior 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...
she won the gold medal in the sprint competition, which was held in Lębork
Lebork
Lębork is a town on the Łeba and Okalica rivers in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 37,000 inhabitants.Lębork is also the capital of Lębork County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, formerly in Słupsk Voivodeship ....
. For a third time in a row she won the gold medal on the long distance and scored a hattrick by winning a gold medal in the middeldistance, and there by the first ever to win all the individual distances. Long and middle distance were held in Wejherowo
Wejherowo
Wejherowo is a town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47,435 inhabitants . It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship .-History:...
. In the relay, which was held in Gniewowo, she took the bronze along with Emma Klingenberg and Ita Klingenberg, after a very exciting ending.
Senior career
At the club competition TiomilaTiomila
Tiomila or 10 Mila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945. It is a 10 man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of 5 daylight legs....
in 2010 she competed for her club Ulricehamns OK. She was running the first leg for Ulricehamns, winning her leg. In the end Ulricehamns OK placed second, in a field of more than 300 women's teams.
While still a junior, Bobach was selected to represent Denmark at the 2010 senior 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 Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. She qualified for the final on the middle distance, and placed 13th in the middle distance final among 45 starters. She was also running the first leg for the Danish relay team. The Danish team placed fifth among 28 teams, behind Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, and before Czech Republic, France, Great Britain and Russia.
Ida did also participate in the WOC 2011 in France (still as a junior), where she made the best result for a Danish woman since 1974: She won a silver medal in the middle distance.