David Andersson
Encyclopedia
David Andersson (born December 25, 1981)
is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
and European champion.
He received a gold medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships
in 2006 in Otepää
, together with Niclas Jonasson
and Peter Öberg
.
He received a silver medal in relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships
in Kiev
, together with Peter Öberg and Emil Wingstedt
.
He received a gold medal at the 2001 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships
.
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....
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...
and European champion.
He received a gold medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships
European Orienteering Championships
The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000.The current championship events are:* Relay - for three-person teams* Long distance* Middle distance* Sprint-Host towns/cities:...
in 2006 in Otepää
Otepää
Otepää is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 . Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia...
, together with Niclas Jonasson
Niclas Jonasson
Niclas Jonasson is a Swedish orienteering competitor and world champion.He received a gold medal in sprint at the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, and gold medal in relay in 2003, as a member of the Swedish winning team...
and Peter Öberg
Peter Öberg
Peter Öberg is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion.He received a gold medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships in 2006 in Otepää, together with Niclas Jonasson and David Andersson....
.
He received a silver medal in relay at the 2007 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 Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, together with Peter Öberg and Emil Wingstedt
Emil Wingstedt
Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...
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He received a gold medal at the 2001 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships
Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships were first held in 1994. Since 1998, competitions have been held annually. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation .-Host Towns/Cities:...
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