Bernt Frilén
Bernt Frilén (born June 3, 1945 ; died May 7, 2019 in Varberg ) was a Swedish orienteer . He was individual world champion in 1974 and world champion with the Swedish relay in 1972 and 1974.
Frilén received the Årets orienterare (“Orienteer of the Year”) award four times , namely in 1967, 1972, 1974 and 1975. In 1967 he won the Swedish championship in the long distance, in 1970 and 1972 in the ultra long distance.
Placements
| World championships | North. Championships | Swedish championships | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | E. | St. | E. | St. | E. | N | St. | ||
| 1967 | 1. | ||||||||
| 1968 | 12. | ||||||||
| 1969 | 1. | 3. | |||||||
| 1970 | 12. | 2. | |||||||
| 1971 | 2. | 2. | |||||||
| 1972 | 3. | 1. | |||||||
| 1973 | 9. | ||||||||
| 1974 | 1. | 1. | |||||||
| 1975 | 1. | 1. | |||||||
| Explanation: OWC = overall World Cup / Sp = sprint, KD = short distance, MD = middle distance, LD = long distance, Kl = classic distance, E = individual competition, St = relay, N = night orienteering | |||||||||
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frilén, Bernt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish orienteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1945 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 2019 |
| Place of death | Varberg |