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Aimo Tepsell
Aimo Tepsell (8 May 1932 – 30 June 2017) was a Finland, Finnish orienteering Competition, competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on February 21, 2008) He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship. See also * :Finnish orienteers, Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering eventsReferences 1932 births 2017 deaths People from Sodankylä Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Lapland (Finland) {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but almost any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation with a map is a type of orienteering. Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including the World Games (see Orienteering at the World Games) and World Police and Fire Games. History The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
