Emil Wingstedt

Emil Wingstedt (born 9 May 1975)[1] is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships,[2] and finished third on the long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from 2004 and 2006. He is a four-time European Champion, winning the Sprint distance in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He won the classical relay race Tiomila in 2006, 2007 and 2012 with his club team Halden SK.

Emil Wingstedt
Wingstedt in 2008
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1975-05-09) 9 May 1975
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rapperswil/Jona Relay
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aichi Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aarhus Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kiev Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Rapperswil/Jona Long
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Västerås Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Aarhus Relay
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Akita Relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sümeg Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2004 Roskilde Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2006 Otepää Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspils Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2002 Sümeg Long
Silver medal – second place 2002 Sümeg Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Roskilde Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Roskilde Long
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Roskilde Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Ventspils Long
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Primorsko Sprint

He has been ranked no. 1 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking (in 2001).[3]

References
  1. "Emil Wingstedt". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005.
  2. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 30 December 2007)
  3. IOF World Ranking – Emil Wingstedt Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 30 December 2007)


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