Linnea Gustafsson
Linnea Gustafsson (born February 20, 1986 in Fole on Gotland ) is a Swedish orienteer . In 2011 she became world champion in sprint.
Live and act
Gustafsson started in 2008 for the first time at international championships. The next year she won gold at the Nordic Championships in a relay with Kajsa Nilsson and Helena Jansson . At the World Championships in Miskolc, Hungary, in August, she was second in the sprint behind Helena Jansson. She finished fifth in the long distance. In 2011 she was finally sprinting world champion in France, this time ahead of Helena Jansson.
Placements
| World championships | European championships | World Games | North. Championships | Swedish Championships | GWC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| year | Sp | MD | LD | St. | Sp | MD | LD | St. | Sp | MD | St. | Sp | MD | LD | St. | Sp | MD | LD | UL | N | St. | ||||||
| 2007 | 17th | 21st | 17th | 23. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 15th | 7th | 17th | 28. | 8th. | 23. | 7th | 42. | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2. | 5. | 5. | 3. | 8th. | 7th | 23. | 26th | 1. | 1. | 4th | 1. | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 7th | 3. | 2. | 2. | 1. | 4th | 66. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 1. | 11. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Explanation: GWC = overall World Cup / Sp = sprint, MD = middle distance, LD = long distance, Kl = classic distance, E = individual competition, St = relay, UL = ultra long, N = night | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gustafsson, Linnea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish orienteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fole on Gotland , Sweden |