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Swedish orienteer
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Male
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Birth:
9 May 1975
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Biography
Emil Wingstedt (born May 9, 1975) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from 2004 and 2006. He is a four-time European Champion, winning the Sprint distance in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He won the classical relay race Tiomila in 2006, 2007 and 2012 with his club team Halden SK.
He has been ranked no. 1 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking (in 2001).