Emil Wingstedt

Emil Wingstedt (born 9 May 1975) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships,[1] 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
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1975-05-09) 9 May 1975
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
2003 Rapperswil/Jona Relay
2005 Aichi Sprint
2006 Aarhus Sprint
2007 Kiev Relay
2003 Rapperswil/Jona Long
2004 Västerås Relay
2006 Aarhus Relay
World Games
2001 Akita Relay
European Championships
2002 Sümeg Sprint
2004 Roskilde Sprint
2006 Otepää Sprint
2008 Ventspils Sprint
2002 Sümeg Long
2002 Sümeg Relay
2004 Roskilde Middle
2004 Roskilde Long
2004 Roskilde Relay
2008 Ventspils Long
2010 Primorsko Sprint

He has been ranked no. 1 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking (in 2001).[2]

References
  1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-02-22 at WebCite (Retrieved on December 30, 2007)
  2. IOF World Ranking – Emil Wingstedt Archived 2008-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 30, 2007)


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