Jimmy Birklin
Encyclopedia
Jimmy Birklin is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
, winner of the 2001 Sprint World Orienteering Championships
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He was also part of the Swedish team that obtained bronze medal both in the 1995 and 1999 Relay World Championships.
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...
, winner of the 2001 Sprint 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....
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He was also part of the Swedish team that obtained bronze medal both in the 1995 and 1999 Relay World Championships.