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Kerstin Granstedt

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Kerstin Granstedt
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Fiskars Relay
Silver medal – second place 1968 Linköping Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Linköping Individual

Kerstin Granstedt (born 27 December 1935) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She became Relay World Champion in Fiskars in 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team, with Eivor Steen-Olsson and Gunborg Åhling.[1][2] She finished fourth in the individual event at these championships, which were the very first World Championships in Orienteering.

At the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköping Granstedt won an individual bronze medal, and a silver medal in the relay event together with Gun-Britt Nyberg and Ulla Lindkvist.[1]

Granstedt was the winner of the second edition of O-Ringen in 1966. She set the record for the margin of victory in the overall standings, winning by 20:58.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 20 December 2007)
  3. ^ Wollenberg, Bernd. "50 Jahre O-Ringen". German Orienteering. Retrieved 16 August 2024.