Martin Johansson (orienteering)
Encyclopedia
Martin Johansson is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
who competed in the 1990s. He obtained a bronze medal in the short distance at the 1991 World Orienteering Championships
. He finished 2nd overall in the Orienteering World Cup
in 1992, and won a bronze medal in the short distance at the 1993 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...
who competed in the 1990s. He obtained a bronze medal in the short distance at the 1991 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....
. He finished 2nd overall in the Orienteering World Cup
Orienteering World Cup
The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The first official World Cup was held in 1986, and then every second year up to 2004...
in 1992, and won a bronze medal in the short distance at the 1993 World Championships.