Johan Runesson Explained

Johan Runesson (born 20 November 1990) is a Swedish orienteering competitor^[1] and World and Junior World Champion.^[2]

Runesson competed at the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg, where he won a gold medal in the middle distance,^[3] a silver medal in the sprint,^[4] and a gold medal in the long distance,^[5] as well as participating on the winning Swedish relay team.^[6]

He competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. In the middle distance he qualified for the final, where he placed 18th.^[7] At the 2019 World Orienteering Championships he participated in the winning Swedish relay team.

Since June 2011, he lives in Gothenburg. Before he lived in Örebro.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://runners.worldofo.com/johanrunesson.html "Profile: Johan Runesson"
2. Web site: Johan Runesson . . Swedish . 2 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103085845/http://orientering.se/Landslaget/Faktaomelitlopare/JohanRunesson/ . 3 January 2011 .
3. Web site: JWOC Middle: Gold for Niemi and Runesson . Jan . Kobach . news.worldofo.com . 3 July 2008 . 3 July 2008.
4. Web site: Danish and Czech victories in Ruddalen! . 30 June 2008 . Andreas . Persson . 3 July 2008 . JWOC 2008 .
5. Web site: Big Swedish day at the Long Distance! . 5 July 2008 . Andreas . Persson . 4 May 2010 . JWOC 2008 .
6. Web site: Two gold for Sweden in the relay! . 6 July 2008 . Andreas . Persson . 4 May 2010 . JWOC 2008 .
7. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland. Middle Distance Final Men  - Final results . woc2012 . 17 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120812230118/http://www.woc2012.ch/files/results/woc2012_middle_final_results.pdf . 12 August 2012 .
8. http://orienteering.org/johan-runesson-ready-for-a-new-gothenburg/ Johan Runesson – ready for a new Gothenburg