Emma Claesson (née Engstrand; born 14 December 1977) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...

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 a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...

from

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. She received a silver medal on the ''relay'' at the

2007 World Orienteering Championships The 2007 World Orienteering Championships, the 24th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kyiv, Ukraine, 18 –26 August 2007. The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long dista ...

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, and a bronze medal in 2005."Profile: Emma Engstrand"
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 8 March 2008)
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 3 June 2018) As a last-minute replacement in the Swedish relay team, she earned a bronze medal in the relay at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships in Trondheim, Norway. This was her second medal at those Championships, as she earned another bronze in the long distance, her first individual WOC medal. She is an 11-time Swedish champion.

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* * * 1977 births Living people People from Bollnäs Swedish orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Gävleborg County 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Sweden-orienteering-bio-stub