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Kari Sallinen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1959-09-24) 24 September 1959 (age 64)
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing   Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bendigo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Thun Relay

Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships. The competition was held in the year 1985 in Bendigo, Australia. [1] [2] He was also part of the Finnish team that obtained bronze in the 1981 Relay World Championship in Thun, Switzerland. [3]

His mother is Raili Sallinen.

See also

References

  1. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 8, 2007)
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kari Sallinen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1959-09-24) 24 September 1959 (age 64)
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing   Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bendigo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Thun Relay

Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships. The competition was held in the year 1985 in Bendigo, Australia. [1] [2] He was also part of the Finnish team that obtained bronze in the 1981 Relay World Championship in Thun, Switzerland. [3]

His mother is Raili Sallinen.

See also

References

  1. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 8, 2007)
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.



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