Emma Claesson (née Engstrand; born 14 December 1977)
is a
Swedish
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orienteering
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competitor from
Borlänge
Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017.
History
Originally Borlänge was the name of a tin ...
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She received a silver medal on the ''relay'' at the
2007 World Orienteering Championships
The 2007 World Orienteering Championships, the 24th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kyiv, Ukraine, 18 –26 August 2007.
The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long dista ...
in
Kyiv, and a bronze medal in 2005.
["Profile: Emma Engstrand"]
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 8 March 2008)
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 3 June 2018) As a last-minute replacement in the Swedish relay team, she earned a bronze medal in the relay at the
2010 World Orienteering Championships
The 2010 World Orienteering Championships, the 27th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag coun ...
in Trondheim, Norway. This was her second medal at those Championships, as she earned another bronze in the long distance, her first individual WOC medal. She is an 11-time Swedish champion.
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1977 births
Living people
People from Bollnäs
Swedish orienteers
Female orienteers
Foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Gävleborg County
20th-century Swedish women
21st-century Swedish women
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
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