Marita Skogum
Encyclopedia
Marita Skogum (born 1961) is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. She won the 1989 Individual World Orienteering Championships
, as well as the 1993 Classic distance. She also obtained silver in the Individual course in 1983, and silver in the Short distance in 1993. She is four times Relay World Champion, from 1983, 1989, 1991 and 1993, as a member of the Swedish
winning teams, and has a silver medal
from 1987.
Skogum has been coach for the Swedish
Women's National Team from 2001, and was nominated for "Swedish Trainer of the Year 2004". She has been coach for the Men's National Team from 2006.
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...
. She won the 1989 Individual 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....
, as well as the 1993 Classic distance. She also obtained silver in the Individual course in 1983, and silver in the Short distance in 1993. She is four times Relay World Champion, from 1983, 1989, 1991 and 1993, as a member of the Swedish
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....
winning teams, and has a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
from 1987.
Skogum has been coach for the Swedish
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....
Women's National Team from 2001, and was nominated for "Swedish Trainer of the Year 2004". She has been coach for the Men's National Team from 2006.