Pirjo Seppä (born February 8, 1946, in

Virolahti Virolahti (; ) is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russia. It is located in the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The m ...

) is a Finnish

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...

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, individ ...

and World Champion. She participated on the Finnish winning team in the

1972 World Orienteering Championships The 4th World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) since 1966. The Wo ...

, and also won a silver medal in the individual contest. Seppä was member of the team that won bronze medals in the relay in the 1968 World Orienteering Championships. She competed in the

1970 World Orienteering Championships The 3rd World Orienteering Championships were held in Eisenach/ Friedrichroda, East Germany, in September 1970. The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. The men's individual course ...

, where she placed fourth in the individual contest.

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1946 births Living people People from Virolahti Finnish female orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub

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