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Medal record
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Martin Regborn (born 10 December 1992) is a Swedish orienteer. He won a gold medal in the long distance event at the 2022 European Orienteering Championships in Rakvere, Estonia.[1][2]
Regborn won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2016 European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic.[3] At the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia, he placed ninth in the long distance,[4] and seventh in the sprint final.[5]
He won a gold medal in sprint at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, ahead of Tino Polsini and Emil Svensk.[6] The win was Regborn's first medal in the world orienteering championships.[7] He also qualified for the final in the knockout sprint at the world championships, where he placed fifth.[8]
As of 2024, Regborn was based in Örebro and was coaching orienteering at a high school in Hallsberg. Regborn named Emil Wingstedt as one of his orienteering idols growing up.[9]
- ^ "Martin Regborn". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Ekström, Albin (4 August 2022). "Svenskens revansch: EM-guld i orientering" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Official results for Long final". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Official results for Long". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Official results for Sprint Final". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Dubbelt svenskt på pallen i orienterings-VM – Martin Regborn vann guld överlägset". svt.no (in Swedish). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "WOC: Regborn and Alexandersson take first golds in Edinburgh". orienteering.sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2024 - Knock out sprint". eventor.orienteering.org. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Barrable, Nick (11 July 2024). 40th World Orienteering Championships Souvenir Programme. Edinburgh: CompassSport Magazine. pp. 10–20.