Birgitta Johansson (born 4 July 1943) is a

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. She won a silver medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1972

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in Jičín, together with

Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist (30 August 1939 – 6 August 2015) was a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships,Birgitta Larsson Birgitta Larsson (born 4 October 1941) is a Swedish orienteering competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is ...

, and finished eighth in the ''individual event''.

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1943 births Living people Swedish female orienteers Swedish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Sweden-orienteering-bio-stub