Runesson and Falk: Junior Orienteers of 2008
Johan Runesson and Beata Falk - both from Sweden - have been named 'The Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008' in the mens and womens class, respectively!
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Runesson took 40% of the votes - nearly twice as many as Stepan Kodeda in second spot. In the womens class it was a lot tighter, Falk taking 33% of the votes compared to 26.7% for Emma Klingenberg in second spot.
The vote has been decided by the big international readership of World of O and Ultimate Orienteering - nearly 2000 unique votes from 40 different countries have been delivered, making these results very representative for the worldwide orienteering community. The Swedish Juniors dominated the Junior World Orienteering Champs on home ground in Gothenburg this year - and the dominance was now continued in the 'Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008' poll. Proud winners The two winners really deserve their victory: Beata Falk was nominated for winning three JWOC medals: Gold in Relay and silver in both long and middle. Also victory in D20E in O-Ringen. Johan Runesson was nominated for winning the silver medal at JWOC sprint, the gold medals at JWOC middle distance, long distance and relay in Gothenburg this year, and his participation as a junior in the World Cup 2008 program. - I feel very proud that so many people voted for me, a very happy Johan Runesson said to World of O/Ultimate Orienteering after being named the 'Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008'. - Especially after I heard that only a small part of the voters came from Sweden, and it is the international orienteering community who has named me the best Junior Orienteer of 2008, Runesson continues. And indeed, Runesson and Falk were not voted to the top by their fellow countrymen. Actually, Norway and Russia are on the top regarding which countries votes came from - with Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland on the next spots. Many votes also came from Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia and the UK. Full voting results Women Beata Falk, Sweden, 33.0% Emma Klingenberg, Denmark, 26.7% Jenny Lönnkvist, Sweden, 15.4% Venla Niemi, Finland, 14.0% Silje Ekroll Jahren, Norway, 5.6% Siri Ulvestad, Norway, 5.3% Men Johan Runesson, Sweden, 40.2% Timo Sild, Estonia, 20.6% Ulf Forseth Indgaard, Norway, 14.0% Søren Bobach, Denmark, 12.8% Stepan Kodeda, Czech Republic, 12.4% Linker nedenfor bildet  Ulf Forseth Indgaard fra Frol IL med sterk 3. plass i denne internasjonale kåringen. Foto: Geir Nilsen / OPN.no. ****** Links Interview with Beata Falk. Interview with Johan Runesson. ****** Source: Press release from Ultimate Orienteering and World of O. |
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