Bertil Nordqvist is a Swedish

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....

 ski-orienteering

Ski-orienteering

Ski orienteering is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF...

 competitor

Competition

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 and world champion.

Ski orienteering

He competed at the 1996 World Ski Orienteering Championships

World Ski Orienteering Championships

The World Ski Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women...

 in Lillehammer, where he received a gold medal in the relay event, together with Per-Ove Bergqvist, Mikael Lindmark and Björn Lans

Björn Lans

Björn Lans is a Swedish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion.-Ski orienteering:He competed at the 1996 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Lillehammer, where he received a gold medal in the short distance, and also a gold medal in the relay event, together with Per-Ove Bergqvist,...

. He has received one individual silver medal and two bronze medals in the world championships.

At the World Cup in Ski Orienteering

World Cup in Ski Orienteering

The World Cup in Ski Orienteering is a series of ski-orienteering competitions organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first official World Cup was held in 1989, then every second year up to 1999, and then in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2007-2008.-Women:-Men:-See...

 in 2003 Nordqvist finished overall second, behind winner Eduard Khrennikov

Eduard Khrennikov

Eduard Khrennikov is a Russian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion, and three times winner of the overall World cup. He received a gold medal in the long course at the 2004, 2005 and 2007 World Ski Orienteering Championships, in the middle distance in 2002 and 2007, and in sprint in...

. He finished overall third in 1997 and in 1999.