Maja Alm

Maja Alm
Alm at WOC 2010
Personal information
Full nameMaja Møller Alm
Born10 July 1988 (1988-07-10) (age 36)
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Inverness Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Inverness Relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Inverness Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Strömstad-Tanum Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2016 Strömstad-Tanum Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tartu Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2018 Riga Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lausanne Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Trentino-Veneto Relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Trentino-Veneto Mixed sprint relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Strömstad-Tanum Relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tartu Long
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tartu Mixed sprint relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Riga Long
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Trentino-Veneto Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Riga Mixed sprint relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doksy Sprint
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wroclaw Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wroclaw Relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cali Sprint
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 WC Overall
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Falun Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Primorsko Sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Göteborg Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Dubbo Sprint
Simone Niggli and Maja Alm in Stockholm 2010.

Maja Møller Alm (born 10 July 1988) is a Danish orienteering and Athletics competitor who has won seven World Championships and two World Games titles. She is especially known for her four gold medals on the sprint distance, where she has won the title four years in a row: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. She is also a medalist from the Junior World Championships. Since 2006 she has been coached by Danish national coach Lars Lindstrøm. Alm is remarkable for her dominant running speed, which gives her a great advantage over other competitors at the sprint distance.