Lena Hasselström
Encyclopedia
Lena Hasselström is a Swedish
ski-orienteering
competitor
, world champion and winner of the overall world cup.
She won two individual gold
medals at the 2002 World Ski Orienteering Championships
in Borovetz, in the long course and in sprint. She won the overall World Cup in Ski Orienteering
in 2000 and in 2001, and finished second in 1995 and 1999.
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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, world champion and winner of the overall world cup.
She won two individual gold
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
medals at the 2002 World Ski Orienteering Championships
World Ski Orienteering Championships
The World Ski Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women...
in Borovetz, in the long course and in sprint. She 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 2000 and in 2001, and finished second in 1995 and 1999.