Johan Runesson

{{short description|Swedish orienteering competitor}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's orienteering }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Østfold | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Tartu | Relay }}

{{MedalCompetition | Junior World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 Göteborg | Middle }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 Göteborg | Long }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 Göteborg | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Göteborg | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Aalborg | Long }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Aalborg | Relay }}

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Johan Runesson (born 20 November 1990) is a Swedish orienteering competitor[http://runners.worldofo.com/johanrunesson.html "Profile: Johan Runesson"] – World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 3, 2008 ) and World and Junior World Champion.{{cite web|url=http://www.orientering.se/Landslaget/Faktaomelitlopare/JohanRunesson/ |title=Johan Runesson |publisher=Swedish Orienteering Federation |language=Swedish |accessdate=2 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103085845/http://orientering.se/Landslaget/Faktaomelitlopare/JohanRunesson/ |archivedate= 3 January 2011 }}

Runesson competed at the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg, where he won a gold medal in the middle distance,{{cite web |url=http://news.worldofo.com/2008/07/03/jwoc-middle-gold-for-niemi-and-runesson/ |title=JWOC Middle: Gold for Niemi and Runesson |first=Jan |last=Kobach |publisher=news.worldofo.com |date=3 July 2008 |accessdate=3 July 2008}} a silver medal in the sprint,{{cite web|url=http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/news.aspx?newsId=19 |title=Danish and Czech victories in Ruddalen! |date=30 June 2008 |first=Andreas |last=Persson |accessdate=3 July 2008 |publisher=JWOC 2008 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and a gold medal in the long distance,{{cite web|url=http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/news.aspx?newsId=25 |title=Big Swedish day at the Long Distance! |date=5 July 2008 |first=Andreas |last=Persson |accessdate=4 May 2010 |publisher=JWOC 2008 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} as well as participating on the winning Swedish relay team.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/news.aspx?newsId=27 |title=Two gold for Sweden in the relay! |date=6 July 2008 |first=Andreas |last=Persson |accessdate=4 May 2010 |publisher=JWOC 2008 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

He competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. In the middle distance he qualified for the final, where he placed 18th.{{cite web|url=http://woc2012.ch/files/results/woc2012_middle_final_results.pdf |title=World Orienteering Championships 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland. Middle Distance Final Men – Final results |publisher=woc2012 |accessdate=17 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812230118/http://www.woc2012.ch/files/results/woc2012_middle_final_results.pdf |archivedate=12 August 2012 }} At the 2019 World Orienteering Championships he participated in the winning Swedish relay team.

Since June 2011, he lives in Gothenburg. Before he lived in Örebro.[http://orienteering.org/johan-runesson-ready-for-a-new-gothenburg/ Johan Runesson – ready for a new Gothenburg]