Jörgen Mårtensson (born 4 December 1959)[1] is a Swedish orienteer. He is one of the most successful Swedish orienteers of all times.
 Mårtensson at O-Ringen 1995 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's orienteering | ||
Representing  Sweden
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| World Championships | ||
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1991 Mariánské Lázně | Classic |
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1995 Detmold | Classic |
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1981 Thun | Relay |
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1985 Bendigo | Relay |
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1989 Skövde | Relay |
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1993 Harriman | Classic |
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1995 Detmold | Short |
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1997 Grimstad | Classic |
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1987 Gérardmer | Relay |
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1995 Detmold | Relay |
Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 (at age 21), 1996 and 1997 (at age 37). Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993. Now retired, he had one of the longest spanning careers in orienteering at world class level, taking part in World Championships over a period of twenty years. Starting with the 1978 World Orienteering Championships, where he placed eighth in the individual contest,[2] he competed in every world championship until 1997. He won the Jukola relay in 1981, 1984 and 1985.[3]
Results
editWorld Orienteering Championships
- Gold medals (2)
- 1991 – long distance – Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia
- 1995 – long distance – Detmold, Germany
- Silver medals (5)
- Bronze medals (2)
References
edit- ^ "Jörgen Martensson". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Jukola Relay winners 1949-". Jukola.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
External links
edit- Jörgen Mårtensson at the International Orienteering Federation
- Jörgen Mårtensson at World of O
- Homepage of Jörgen Mårtensson Archived 8 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Jörgen Mårtensson WMOC 2008 at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 October 2011)
- Jörgen Mårtensson has strong and nice memories from Vuokatti at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 January 2009)
