Ragnhild Kristensen
Encyclopedia
Ragnhild Kristensen is a Norwegian
orienteering
competitor
. She competed at the very first World Orienteering Championships
in Fiskars in 1966, where she placed 11th in the individual course, and won a bronze medal in the relay event, together with Astrid Hansen
and Ingrid Thoresen.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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 competed at the very first 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 Fiskars in 1966, where she placed 11th in the individual course, and won a bronze medal in the relay event, together with Astrid Hansen
Astrid Hansen
Astrid Hansen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal in the 1968 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian Relay team. She received a bronze medal in 1966.-References:...
and Ingrid Thoresen.