Minna Kauppi
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Minna Kauppi (born November 25, 1982) is a Finnish
orienteer
. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion
, including five golds from relays.
Kauppi anchored her Finnish club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in the 2007 Venla relay
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
orienteer
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
, including five golds from relays.
Kauppi anchored her Finnish club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in the 2007 Venla relay
Jukola relay
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. The race always takes place on Saturday between 13th and 19 June in different sites around Finland. The northernmost location has been 50 km north from the Arctic Circle...
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See also
- Finnish orienteers
- List of orienteers
- List of orienteering events