Erik Rost (born May 30, 1985) 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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, winner of the overall world cup, and junior world champion.

Ski orienteering

Rost won the overall 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 2007/2008.

He received three individual gold medals at the 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:...

 in 2005.

Orienteering

He also was a member of Swedish junior team at Junior World Orienteering Championships

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...

 2005 and received a bronze medal in relay with John Fredriksson and Mikael Kristensson