- Emma Klingenberg
Emma Klingenberg (born 1992) is a Danish
orienteering competitor, and junior world champion.Junior world champion 2008
Emma Klingenberg became Junior World Champion in "sprint" in
Gothenburg in 2008, beforeSilje Ekroll Jahren andJenny Lönnkvist , with less than three seconds between winner and third place. [http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/news.php?newsId=19&PHPSESSID=e5fa607f929671a1cbb20ef6f512a50e Danish and Czech victories in Ruddalen!] – "JWOC 2008" (Retrieved on July 2, 2008)] [http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/junior_world_orienteering_championships Junior World Orienteering Championships] – "International Orienteering Federation" (Retrieved on July 2, 2008)] She was the youngest person to ever win a junior world orienteering championship. [http://www.faa.dk/article/63535:Sport--Faaborg-loeber-sensationel-verdensmester Faaborg-løber sensationel verdensmester] – "Fyns Amts Avis (1.07.2008)" da icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)]The junior world championship, and Klingenberg's victory in the sprint event, has been covered or referred to in news magazines and sports magazines worldwide. [http://news.worldofo.com/2008/06/30/jwoc-sprint-gold-for-kodeda-and-klingenberg/ JWOC Sprint: Gold for Kodeda and Klingenberg] – "World of O Runners (30.8.2008)" (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?l=1&t=0&id=23496 Outstanding performance at Junior World Orienteering Championships Sprint] – "www.infonews.co.nz (3 July 2008)" (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=3022 JWOC 2008 kicks off] – "Orienteering Australia (Tuesday, 1 July 2008)" (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.swiss-orienteering.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=404&Itemid=163 Erfolgreicher Auftakt an der Junioren-WM: Matthias Kyburz Vierter - Elena Roos Siebte] – "Swiss Orienteering" de icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://mtfsz.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=718&Itemid=87 Junior VB] – "tájfutás.hu" hu icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://morient.org.ua/JWOC1.html jwoc 2008] ua icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.antin.net/smtilasto/indexjwoc.html Orienteering JWOC 2008 - 1990 suomalaisten sijoitukset – Nuorten MM-kisa] fi icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.newspower.it/comunicati/Orienteering2009/comunicati/2008/comu3.rtf “AZZURRINI” IN RITIRO IN VALLE DI PRIMIERO – IL MONDIALE JUNIOR 2009 È… ALLE PORTE] it icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://dkp.orienteering.cz/phprs/view.php?nazevclanku=prvni-ctvrte-a-seste-misto-v-uvodnim-zavode-na-jms-pro-ceske-zavodniky&cisloclanku=2008060011 Oddíl OB Kotlárka – První, ctvrté a šesté místo v úvodním závode na JMS pro ceské závodníky!] (Czech) (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://web.elta.lt/zinute_pr.php?inf_id=872012 ELTA už šio pranešimo turini ir kalba neatsako.] lt icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://iba-orien.at.webry.info/200806/article_12.html ＪＷＯＣスプリント] "作成日時 ： 2008/06/30 " ja icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.o-news.net/2008/06/jwoc-sprint.php JWOC速報：スプリント] – "Orienteering News in Japan" ja icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] Danish newspapers had more in-depth presentations of the winner. [http://www.faa.dk/article/64229:Sport--Emmas-guld-skattejagt Emmas guld-skattejagt] – "Fyns Amts Avis (4.07.2008)" da icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)] [http://www.orientering.dk/home/news/viewnews.pl?newsid1214855173,57454, Emma Klingenberg Verdensmester] "orientering.dk (Skrevet 30/6 af Thomas Jensen)" da icon (Retrieved on September 14, 2008)]
Earlier experience
When Emma became Junior World Champion she was only 16 years old. But she already has had experience of international events. She has participated in the European Youth Orienteering Championships and she has done orienteering since she was seven years old. Her club is Faaborg OK and she is from the southern part of
Denmark . [http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/news/junior_world_orienteering_championships_the_young_winner_was_surprised Junior World Orienteering Championships: The young winner was surprised] (Retrieved onJuly 7 ,2008 )]References
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