Ari Anjala (born 31 May 1958) is a Finnish

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 ...

competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, ind ...

, three times medalist in the

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at the

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2 ...

. He received a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, e ...

in the ''

event'' in 1979, a bronze medal in 1981, and a bronze medal in 1991. Anjala and orienteer

Outi Borgenström Outi may refer to: * Outi (name) Outi is a Finnish female given name, of Karelian and Eastern Finnish origin. It became popular around the middle of the 20th century, and it reached the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. There are mo ...

have a son, Topi Anjala, who is also an orienteer.

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1958 births Living people Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub

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