Björn Nordin
Encyclopedia
Björn Nordin is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1970 World Orienteering Championships
in Friedrichroda, together with Karl Johansson
, Sture Björk
and Bernt Frilén
.
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...
. He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1970 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 Friedrichroda, together with Karl Johansson
Karl Johansson
Kalle Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships. He is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1966 and 1968, as well as having silver medal from 1970....
, Sture Björk
Sture Björk
Sture Björk is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1968, as a member of the Swedish winning team, together with Sten-Olof Carlström, Karl Johansson and Göran Öhlund. He also obtained silver medal in Eisenach in 1970....
and Bernt Frilén
Bernt Frilén
Bernt Frilén is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1974 Individual World Orienteering Championships. He also has an individual bronze medal from 1972. He is two times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1972 and 1974, as well as having a silver medal from...
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