Jörgen Mårtensson

Jörgen Mårtensson

Jörgen Mårtensson at O-Ringen 1995
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
	1991 Mariánské Lázně	Classic
	1995 Detmold	Classic
	1981 Thun	Relay
	1985 Bendigo	Relay
	1989 Skövde	Relay
	1993 Harriman	Classic
	1995 Detmold	Short
	1997 Grimstad	Classic
	1987 Gérardmer	Relay
	1995 Detmold	Relay

Jörgen Mårtensson (born December 4, 1959) is one of the most successful Swedish orienteer of all times. Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 (at age 21), 1996 and 1997 (at age 37). Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993 . Now retired, he had one of the longest spanning careers in orienteering at world class level, taking part in World Championships over a period of twenty years. Starting with the 1978 World Orienteering Championships, where he placed eighth in the individual contest,^[1] he competed in every world championship until 1997.

Results[]

World Orienteering Championships

• Gold medals (2)
  • 1991 – long distance – Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia
  • 1995 – long distance – Detmold, Germany
• Silver medals (5)
  • 1981 – relay – Thun, Switzerland
  • 1985 – relay – Bendigo, Australia
  • 1989 – relay – Skaraborg, Sweden
  • 1993 – long distance – West Point, US
  • 1995 – short distance – Detmold, Germany
  • 1997 – long distance – Grimstad, Norway
• Bronze medals (2)
  • 1987 – relay – Gérardmer, France
  • 1995 – relay – Detmold, Germany

References[]

External links[]

• Homepage of Jörgen Mårtensson
• Jörgen Mårtensson WMOC 2008
• Jörgen Mårtensson has strong and nice memories from Vuokatti
• Jörgen Mårtensson at World of O