Birgitta Larsson

For the track athlete and radio personality, see Birgitta Larsson-Tollan.
Birgitta Larsson
Personal information
Born 4 October 1941 (1941-10-04) (age 75)
Sport
Sport Orienteering

Birgitta Larsson (born 4 October 1941) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won two world titles as a member of Swedish relay teams in 1970 and 1974;[1] in 1972 she won an individual bronze and a team silver medal. She continued winning medals at world championships through the 2000s in the masters category.[2]

Larsson started competing in 1961. She has seven siblings, three of whom also compete in orienteering, together with her husband and 13-14 nephews and nieces. She is a cartographer by profession.[2]

References

  1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006 Archived 22 February 2011 at WebCite (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)
  2. 1 2 Manuel Dias. (9 November 2007) Birgitta Olsson, W65, SWE. wmoc2008.fpo.pt


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