Ari Kattainen (born 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 ...
. He received a
bronze medal in the ''
relay
A relay
Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts
An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off
A relay is an electrically operated swit ...
event'' at the 1989
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 ...
in Skövde, together with
Keijo Parkkinen,
Peter Ivars and
Reijo Mattinen
Reijo Mattinen (born 1963) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, three times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships.
He received a bronze medal in the '' relay event'' in 1989, a bronze medal in 1991, and a silver meda ...
.
See also
*
List of orienteers
*
List of orienteering events
References
1958 births
Living people
Finnish orienteers
Male orienteers
Foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
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