Fredrik Bakkman (previously Fredrik Johansson; born 29 July 1986) is a Swedish
orienteering
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competitor.
He was born in
Borås
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He won a gold medal in the relay in the 2014
World Orienteering Championships
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in
Asiago
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Lavarone
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with the Swedish team, and placed 6th in the long distance. At the
2016 World Orienteering Championships
The 33rd World Orienteering Championships in conjunction with the 13th World Trail Orienteering Championships was held in Strömstad and Tanum, Sweden
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in
Strömstad
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he won a bronze medal in relay with the Swedish team, along with
Gustav Bergman and
William Lind.
As a junior, he won a silver medal in the relay at the 2006
Junior World Championships in Druskininkai, where he also placed seventh in the long course.
He won the Jukola relay in 2017.
References
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1986 births
Living people
Swedish male orienteers
Swedish foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Borås
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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