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Gustav Bergman (orienteer)

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Gustav Bergman
Gustav Bergman in 2014
Personal information
Born (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 33)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Trentino Relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Østfold Relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Sprint Relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Triangle Region Sprint Relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Vuokatti Relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Østfold Middle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doksy Middle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Triangle Region Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Vuokatti Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Strömstad Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Strömstad Mixed sprint relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tartu Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Flims Laax Relay
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 WC Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2022 WC Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2023 WC Overall
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Palmela Relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Jesenik Middle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Jesenik Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rakvere Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Neuchâtel Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rakvere Middle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Primiero Relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Primiero Long
Silver medal – second place 2010 Aalborg Relay

Gustav Bergman (born 4 December 1990) is a Swedish orienteering competitor.[1] Bergman has won five gold medals for Sweden in relay events at the World Orienteering Championships, and four medals in individual events.

Career

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At the Junior World Orienteering Championships, Bergman won two gold medals in 2009 in the Relay and the Long at the championships in Italy and a silver medal in the Relay with Sweden in 2010 before becoming part of the Swedish senior squad. After a disappointing year in 2011 (his first year as a senior), in which Bergman was not selected for the Swedish national team,[2] in 2012 Bergman made his breakthrough to the senior team and came 5th at the European Orienteering Championships in his first senior appearance for Sweden.[1]

In 2013, Bergman won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2013 World Orienteering Championships.[3] In 2014, Bergman was one of the favourites to win the World Championships Middle Distance in Vuokatti, Finland, but finished in a disappointing 9th place; following this, Bergman had one of the best performances of his career in the Relay event, in which he ran away from seasoned orienteering stars Thierry Gueorgiou and Matthias Kyburz to win the relay for Sweden- his first gold medal at the World Championships. Following this, Bergman became a fixture in the Swedish orienteering relay team.[1] At the 2014 European Orienteering Championships, Bergman won a gold medal in the relay with Sweden as well. As of 2024, this was his only gold medal at the European Championships.

At the 2016 World Orienteering Championships in Strömstad he won a bronze medal in relay with the Swedish team, along with Fredrik Bakkman and William Lind,[4] as well as a bronze medal in the mixed sprint relay.[5] He repeated the bronze medal in the relay the following year at the World Championships.

At the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold he won a silver medal at the middle distance and a gold medal in the relay with the Swedish team, along with Johan Runesson and Emil Svensk. Bergman won the 2019 Orienteering World Cup, becoming the first orienteer apart from Daniel Hubmann or Matthias Kyburz to win since 2007. Bergman had another successful season in 2021, winning two gold medals in the relay events and a silver medal in the Middle Distance at the 2021 World Orienteering Championships. In 2022, Bergman won a surprise silver medal in the Sprint at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships, a discipline in which he had not competed at the World Championships since 2013.

At the 2023 World Orienteering Championships in Flims-Laax he won a bronze medal as a member of the Swedish team in the relay along with Albin Ridefeldt and Emil Svensk.

Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, he placed fourth in the sprint final, two seconds behind bronze winner Emil Svensk.[6][7]

Results

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World Championship results

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Year
Age Long Middle Sprint Relay Sprint
Relay
2012 21 8
2013 22 3 17 2
2014 23 9 1
2015 24 8 17 7
2016 25 23 7 3 3
2017 26 6 3
2018 27 5 10 9
2019 28 12 2 1
2021 30 DSQ 2 1 1
2022 31 2 1
2023 32 5 3
2024 33 4

World Cup victories

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No. Date Venue Distance
1 31 August 2018 Norway Aremark Long distance
2 8 June 2019 Finland Helsinki Middle distance
3 9 June 2019 Finland Helsinki Pursuit
4 26 October 2019 China Guangzhou Middle distance

Personal life

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He was born in Stockholm, represents OK Ravinen, and is married to Helena Jansson. Bergman lives in Bagarmossen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d World of O
  2. ^ "IOF Eventor". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "30th IOF World Orienteering Championships, Vuokatti, Finland. Middle Distance Final" (PDF). woc2013. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Official results for Relay". eventor.orienteering.org. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Official results for Sprint Relay". eventor.orienteering.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. ^ "WOC: Regborn and Alexandersson take first golds in Edinburgh". orienteering.sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "World Ranking - Sprint. Final". IOF Eventor. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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