Jerker Lysell (born 27 April 1989) is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and world champion in sprint.

Career

Lysell won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2012

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, tying with

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. He competed at the 2012

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. In the sprint competition he qualified for the final, where he placed 13th. He won gold medal in sprint at the

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. At the

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he was part of the Swedish winning team in the mixed sprint relay, and he won a bronze medal in the sprint contest.

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* Living people Swedish male orienteers Swedish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists World Games gold medalists for Sweden World Games bronze medalists for Sweden 1989 births World Games medalists in orienteering Medalists at the 2013 World Games Medalists at the 2017 World Games 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-orienteering-bio-stub