Olle Nåbo
Encyclopedia
Olle Nåbo is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships
in Kongsberg, together with Rolf Pettersson
, Lars Lönnkvist
and Kjell Lauri
, and placed fifth in the individual event.
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...
. He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1978 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....
in Kongsberg, together with Rolf Pettersson
Rolf Pettersson
Rolf Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is four times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1979, as well as having a silver medal from 1978. He obtained silver in the Individual World Championship in 1976.-References:...
, Lars Lönnkvist
Lars Lönnkvist
Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983.-References:...
and Kjell Lauri
Kjell Lauri
Kjell Lauri is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He was a Relay World Champion in 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also obtained silver medals in 1978 and 1985, and a bronze medal in 1983.-References:...
, and placed fifth in the individual event.