Tove Alexandersson

Tove Alexandersson
Tove Alexandersson at the Junior World Orienteering Championships 2010
Personal information
Birth nameTove Malin Frida Alexandersson
Born (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32)
Borlänge, Dalarna County, Sweden[1]
Sport
Sport
  • Orienteering
  • Ski orienteering
  • Skyrunning
  • Ski mountaineering
  • Trail running
  • SkySnow
Club
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Strömstad–Tanum Middle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Strömstad–Tanum Long
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tartu Middle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tartu Long
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tartu Relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Riga Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Riga Long
Gold medal – first place 2019 Østfold Long
Gold medal – first place 2019 Østfold Middle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Østfold Relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Middle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doksy Long
Gold medal – first place 2022 Triangle region Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Triangle region Knock out sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Flims-Lax Middle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Flims-Lax Relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Edinburgh Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2024 Edinburgh Knock out sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lausanne Middle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lausanne Relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Vuokatti Middle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Vuokatti Long
Silver medal – second place 2014 Trentino–Veneto Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Trentino–Veneto Long
Silver medal – second place 2018 Riga Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Riga Relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Flims-Lax Long
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Savoie Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Trentino–Veneto Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Trentino–Veneto Relay
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Middle
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2015 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2016 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2017 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2018 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2019 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2021 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2022 WC Overall
Gold medal – first place 2023 WC Overall
Silver medal – second place 2013 WC Overall
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jeseník Middle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jeseník Long
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ticino Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ticino Long
Gold medal – first place 2021 Neuchâtel Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rakvere Relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Jeseník Relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ticino Middle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rakvere Long
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Falun Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Palmela Middle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Trentino Middle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Aalborg Middle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Wejherowo Relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kosice Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kosice Middle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Wejherowo Middle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Kosice Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Wejherowo Long
Women's ski-orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tänndalen Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ridder Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ridder Sprint Relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hamar/Løten Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hamar/Løten Relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Krasnoyarsk Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 Krasnoyarsk Middle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Krasnoyarsk Relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Piteå Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2019 Piteå Long
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ridder Relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Piteå Relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Piteå Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ridder Long
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dalarna Long
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dalarna Middle
Skyrunning
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kinlochleven Sky
Ski mountaineering
World Championships [a]
Gold medal – first place 2021 La Massana Combined
Silver medal – second place 2021 La Massana Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2021 La Massana Vertical
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Flaine Individual
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Combined
Trail running
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Innsbruck Up and Down
SkySnow
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tarvisio Vertical
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tarvisio Classic
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tarvisio Combined

Tove Alexandersson (born 7 September 1992) is a Swedish foot orienteer, ski orienteer, skyrunner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and skysnow runner. Alexandersson has won gold medals at world championships in five different sports plus a silver medal in a sixth sport, and has won a total of 21 gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships, making her the second most successful orienteer in history by number of gold medals at World Championships, behind Simone Niggli-Luder. Alexandersson holds the record for the number of gold medals in a row at the World Orienteering Championships, winning 11 in a row between 2018 and 2022.[2]

In addition to her success in orienteering, Alexandersson has excelled in multiple other sports. Alexandersson has won 10 gold medals at the World Ski Orienteering Championships, and in 2018, she won the Sky Marathon event at the Skyrunning World Championships, in her second skyrunning race ever. In 2021, she won the combined discipline at the World Championships of Ski Mountaineering, and in 2023 she won a silver medal in the up and down discipline at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. In 2024 Alexandersson won all three events in the SkySnow World Championships in her first such event ever. She competes for Stora Tuna OK in orienteering and Alfta-Ösa OK in ski orienteering.[3]

  1. ^ "Tove Alexandersson" (in Swedish). tovealexandersson.se. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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  3. ^ "IOF Eventor - Tove Alexandersson".


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