Kent Olsson (orienteer)

Kent Olsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor, born on 16 November 1958. He won the individual title at the 1987 World Orienteering Championships and added silver medals in 1989 and 1991, together with a silver medal in the short distance in 1991. He was also part of the Swedish relay team that took bronze medals at the World Championships in 1983 and 1987 and a silver medal in 1989. Swedish sports journalists elected him Orienteer of the Year, known in Swedish as Årets orienterare, in 1982, 1986 and 1987. The account of his career given here rests on his English Wikipedia article, which lists his championship medals and the journalists' awards.