Lars-Henrik Undeland
Encyclopedia
Lars-Henrik Undeland is a Swedish
orienteering
competitor
. He received a silver medal
in the relay
event at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships
in Thun, together with Bengt Levin
, Jörgen Mårtensson
and Lars Lönnkvist
, and placed 12th in the individual event. He placed first in the 5-days event O-Ringen
in 1979.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
. He received a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
event at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Thun, together with Bengt Levin
Bengt Levin
Bengt Levin is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships in Thun, and a bronze medal in Zalaegerszeg in 1983.-References:...
, Jörgen Mårtensson
Jörgen Mårtensson
Jörgen Mårtensson 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 , 1996 and 1997 . Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993...
and Lars Lönnkvist
Lars Lönnkvist
Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983.-References:...
, and placed 12th in the individual event. He placed first in the 5-days event O-Ringen
O-Ringen
The O-Ringen is an orienteering competition that takes place annually in different areas of Sweden. Orienteers from all over the world come to the competition...
in 1979.