Jenny Lönnkvist
Encyclopedia
Jenny Lönnkvist (born March 28, 1989) is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
, and junior world champion.
She became Junior World Champion
in the middle distance in Dubbo in 2007, and received a silver medal in relay. She received a bronze medal in sprint at the 2008 Junior World Championships in Göteborg.
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 middle distance in Dubbo in 2007, and received a silver medal in relay. She received a bronze medal in sprint at the 2008 Junior World Championships in Göteborg.