Jörgen Mårtensson

Jörgen " Jögge " Mårtensson ( born December 4, 1959) is a former Swedish orienteers and athlete. Mårtensson 1991 and 1995 World Champion on the long distance classic in orienteering, winning 1981-1997 a total of ten medals at the World Orienteering Championships.

As Jörgen Mårtensson 1991 to win his first World Championship individual medal with gold over the long distance, he was almost 32 years old. But he was for ten years to advanced world leaders, what he was able to prove in 1982 with his victory at the Nordic Championships. The length of his career - 20 years was among the best in the world - is beispielslos. With ten medals at World Championships Mårtensson is one of the best orienteers of all time, but he has also frequently the podium often just missed. Eight times he came at the World Championships on places four to six, including twice with the squadron, with which he could never win a world title. In addition to his two world titles can also be five Nordic Champion titles and ten Swedish championships list, including one in the marathon, which he won at the 1998 Stockholm Marathon as the best Swede. He was also in 1978 Nordic Junior Champion, five Swedish Junior Champion and 1996 World Champion veterans. In 1996 he also won the first edition of the Park World Tour.

1988, 1991, 1995 and 1997, he was honored in Sweden for orienteers of the year.

Placements

Legend: WM = World Championships; EM = European Championships; W = World Games; WC = World Cup; ONM = Open Nordic Championships; NM = National Championships

Jörgen Mårtensson started in his career for the clubs Malmby IF, IK and Almby Strängnäs - Malmby OL. 1981, 1996 and 1997, he won the O-rings.