Annichen Kringstad (born 15 July 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is a

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orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the age of 25. She represented Säffle OK,

OK Ravinen OK Ravinen is a Swedish orienteering club in Nacka founded in 1950. Its house is located in Nackareservatet near Källtorpssjön. It has won the Tiomila relay in 1977, 1979, 1981 and the women's relay in 1979, 1980 and 1981. Its team came th ...

and Stora Tuna IK orienteering clubs. She won the

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and

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in 1981.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kringstad, Annichen 1960 births Living people Swedish orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists