Elin Skantze
Encyclopedia
Elin Skantze is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
and junior world champion.
She became Junior World Champion
in the relay in Gdansk
in 2004, together with Anna Persson
and Helena Jansson
, and received
an individual bronze medal in the long distance in Druskininkai
in 2006. She received a silver medal in the relay event in 2005.
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 junior world champion.
She became Junior World Champion
Junior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships are an orienteering competition held every year. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition...
in the relay in Gdansk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
in 2004, together with Anna Persson
Anna Persson
Anna Persson is a Swedish orienteering competitor and junior world champion.She became Junior World Champion in the relay in Gdansk in 2004, together with Elina Skantze and Helena Jansson, and received...
and Helena Jansson
Helena Jansson
Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...
, and received
an individual bronze medal in the long distance in Druskininkai
Druskininkai
Druskininkai is a spa town on the Neman River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 18,233 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century.-Names:...
in 2006. She received a silver medal in the relay event in 2005.