Hanny Allston
Johanna "Hanny" Allston , actually Johanna Allston (born February 12, 1986 in Hobart , Tasmania ) is an Australian orienteer . She runs for the Swedish orienteering club Sävedalens AIK .
Career
Johanna Allston, or Hanny Allston as she is called by many, lives in Tasmania, where she studies medicine and works part-time as a guide on bush walks. In her youth she mainly did swimming . However, a shoulder injury forced her to quit and so she switched to orienteering. Allston also enjoys participating in other endurance sports competitions such as ultra marathons , triathlons , cycling and kayaking .
In 2006 Hanny Allston won the long distance of the Junior World Championships in Orienteering (JWOC) in Lithuania . The runner in second place was 4 minutes 38 seconds behind. She is the first Australian runner to ever win a gold medal at the world championship level. The triumph at the JWOC should not remain the highlight of their most successful season so far. Inspired by the very good performances, the Australian competed over all distances at the 2006 World Championships in Denmark and was able to secure the gold medal and thus the world championship title in the sprint. She is the youngest and first world champion from Australia.
At the World Games 2009 she won the middle distance run and came second in the sprint.
Placements
| World championships | sprint | medium | Long | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Västerås | 29 | 24. | 16. | |
| 2005 Aichi | 18th | 6th | 8th. | |
| 2006 Aarhus | 1. | 12. | 4th | |
| 2007 Kiev | 9. | 13. | 6th | 7th |
| 2009 Miskolc | nq | 18th | 19th | 9. |
| Overall World Cup | |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 59. |
| 2005 | 42. |
| 2006 | 35. |
| 2007 | 49. |
| 2009 | 58. |
Web links
- Hanny Allston World of O Runners
- Hanny Allston's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allston, Hanny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allston, Johanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian orienteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hobart , Tasmania |