Ulla Lindkvist Explained

Ulla Lindkvist
Birth Date:30 August 1939
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Ulla Lindkvist (30 August 1939 – 6 August 2015) was a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport.[1] She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[2] and finished second 1970.[3] She became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Swedish team (together with Birgitta Larsson and Eivor Steen-Olsson). She also participated on the teams that obtained silver medals in 1968 and 1972.

Lindkvist holds the record for the number of overall O-Ringen victories, and number of O-Ringen wins in a row, winning eight in a row from 1967 to 1974.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Sveriges första världsmästarinna har lämnat oss . 12 August 2015 . Svenska Orienteringsförbundet . sv . 15 August 2015.
  2. http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006
  3. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1970 . . 22 October 2016.

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