Anna-Lena Axelsson
Encyclopedia
Anna-Lena Axelsson is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. She received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships
in Tampere, together with Karin Rabe
and Monica Andersson
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
. She received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Tampere, together with Karin Rabe
Karin Rabe
Karin Rabe is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is four times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1989, as well as having silver medals from 1978 and 1987, and a bronze medal from 1979. She obtained silver in the Individual World Championship...
and Monica Andersson
Monica Andersson
Monica Andersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1974, as a member of the Swedish winning team . At the 1979 World Championships she won an individual bronze medal as well as a bronze medal in the relay .-References:...
.