Jussi Mäkilä
Encyclopedia
Jussi Mäkilä is a Finnish
mountain bike orienteering
competitor
and World Champion. He won an individual gold medal at the 2002 World MTB Orienteering Championships
, and a gold medals in the relay in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
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...
mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering is an orienteering endurance racing sport on a mountain bike where navigation is done along trails and tracks. Compared to foot orienteering, competitors usually are not permitted to leave the trail and track network. Navigation tactics are similar to ski-orienteering,...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
and World Champion. He won an individual gold medal at the 2002 World MTB Orienteering Championships
World MTB Orienteering Championships
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships were first held in 2002, and from 2004 they have been organized every year...
, and a gold medals in the relay in 2004, 2005 and 2006.