Emma Klingenberg
Emma Klingenberg (born May 18, 1992 in Faaborg ) is a Danish orienteer .
Klingenberg started orienteering at the age of seven. In 2008, in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the age of 16, she became the youngest world champion in the juniors, the age category for up to 21 years. In 2009 she won bronze with the relay at the Junior World Championships, in 2010 the Danish junior relay consisting of Klingenberg, Ida Bobach and Signe Klinting won the world championship. At the Junior World Championships in Poland in 2011 , Bobach became world champion in all three individual disciplines and Emma Klingenberg won two silver and one bronze medals. With the relay she also won bronze.
In 2011, Klingenberg started for the first time in France at the World Championships for men and women and was sixth in the sprint.
After she had achieved second place with the Danish team at the 2014 World Championships in the classic relay and in the newly introduced mixed sprint relay, she crowned her international career with two gold medals in these disciplines at the 2015 World Championships.
At the beginning of 2016 Klingenberg announced that she wanted to end her career in the Danish national team and concentrate more on her family and her teaching degree.
Ita Klingenberg, who is also active in orienteering, is Emma Klingenberg's younger sister. Her club is Faaborg OK , and she has been participating in international relays since 2009 for club OK Pan Århus , with whom she won the Venla in 2013 and 2014 .
Placements
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| Junior World Championship | sprint | medium | Long | Season |
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| 2008 Gothenburg | 1. | nq | 75. | |
| 2009 San Martino | 21st | 16. | 25th | 3. |
| 2010 Aalborg | 5. | 14th | 1. | |
| 2011 Rumia | 2. | 3. | 2. | 3. |
| 2012 Košice | 2. | 32. | 1. |
| Overall World Cup | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 56. |
| 2012 | 16. |
| 2013 | 7th |
| 2014 | |
Web links
- Emma Klingenberg World of O Runners
Individual evidence
- ↑ fyens.dk: Faaborg-løber sensationel verdensmester (July 1, 2008; Danish)
- ↑ World of O: Thanks for showing the way, Emma Klingenberg! (March 6, 2016; English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klingenberg, Emma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish orienteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Faaborg |