Emil Svensk

Emil Svensk (born 12 July 1993) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He was born in Borlänge.[1] He won a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2013 Junior World Orienteering Championships.[1] At the 2018 European Orienteering Championships in Cadempino he won a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay with the Swedish team.[1] He competed at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, where he placed sixth in the sprint final,[2] and won a gold medal in the mixed sprint relay, together with Karolin Ohlsson, Jonas Leandersson and Tove Alexandersson.[3] In the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Norway he participated in the winning Swedish relay team together with Johan Runesson and Gustav Bergman. Even in the 2023 World Orienteering Championships he participated together with Albin Ridefeldt and Gustav Bergman in the Swedish relay team which won the bronze medal.

Emil Svensk
Personal information
Born12 July 1993 (1993-07-12) (age 30)
Borlänge, Sweden
Sport
SportOrienteering
Club
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Riga Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Østfold Relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Mixed sprint relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Flims-Laax Relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 CadempinoMixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 NeuchâtelSprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Czech Republic Middle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Czech Republic Relay

His biggest individual success was the gold medal in the sprint distance at the 2021 European Orienteering Championships in Neuchâtel[4]

Achievements
  • EOC 2018 Silver medal in mixed sprint relay[1]
  • WOC 2018 6th place in the sprint final[2]
  • WOC 2018 Gold Medal in the mixed sprint relay[3]
  • WOC 2019 Gold Medal in the Swedish relay team
  • WOC 2021 Gold Medal in the Swedish mixed sprint relay team
  • EOC 2021 Gold Medal in the sprint final[4]
  • JWOC 2013 middle gold medal[1]
  • Jukola 2019 1st place with Stora Tuna OK[5]

References
  1. "Athlete profile: Emil Svensk". world-of-o. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 2018 Sprint Final – Men" (PDF). woc2018.lv. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "World Orienteering Championships 2018 Sprint Relay" (PDF). woc2018.lv. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. "European Orienteering Championships 2021 Sprint – Men". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. "Kangasala-Jukola 2019, Jukolan Viesti - | Results |". online.jukola.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.


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