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Ulla Lindkvist

Ulla Lindkvist
Personal information
Born (1939-08-30)30 August 1939
Died 6 August 2015(2015-08-06) (aged 75)
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Fiskars Individual
Gold medal – first place 1968 Linköping Individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Friedrichroda Relay
Silver medal – second place 1968 Linköping Relay
Silver medal – second place 1970 Friedrichroda Individual
Silver medal – second place 1972 Doksy Relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Løten Individual
Gold medal – first place 1962 Løten Relay
Gold medal – first place 1964 Le Brassus Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Le Brassus Individual

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, and finished second 1970. She became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Swedish team (together with Birgitta Larsson and Eivor Steen-Olsson). She also participated on the teams that obtained silver medals in 1968 and 1972.



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