Barbro Lönnkvist
Encyclopedia
Barbro Lönnkvist is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. She is Relay World Champion
from 1981 as a member of the Swedish winning team, together with team members Arja Hannus
, Karin Rabe
and Annichen Kringstad
.
She placed first at the Swedish 5 days O-Ringen
in Sundsvall
in 1988, and again in Östersund
in 1989.
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 is Relay World Champion
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....
from 1981 as a member of the Swedish winning team, together with team members Arja Hannus
Arja Hannus
Arja Hannus is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won the 1987 Individual World Orienteering Championships. She is three times Relay World Champion, from 1981, 1989 and 1991, as a member of the Swedish winning teams, and has a silver medal from 1987....
, 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 Annichen Kringstad
Annichen Kringstad
Annichen Kringstad is a Swedish orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the...
.
She placed first at the Swedish 5 days O-Ringen
O-Ringen
The O-Ringen is an orienteering competition that takes place annually in different areas of Sweden. Orienteers from all over the world come to the competition...
in Sundsvall
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
in 1988, and again in Östersund
Östersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
in 1989.