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.
See also
* Finnish orienteers
* List of orienteers
This is a list of all orienteering competitors found in Wikipedia and notable within the orienteering sport.
A
* Alida Abola, Soviet Union
* Christian Aebersold, Switzerland
* Gunborg Ahling, Sweden
* Katarina Allberg, Sweden
* Johanna ...
* List of orienteering events
This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport.
Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships
* World Orienteering Championships
* Junior World Orienteering Championships
* ...
References
1946 births
Living people
People from Virolahti
Finnish female orienteers
Finnish foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso
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