Liisa Veijalainen
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Liisa Veijalainen (née
Liukkonen; born 4 April 1951) is a Finnish
orienteering
competitor
. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships
, and took silver medal
1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish
winning team 1972, 1978 and 1979 (silver 1976 and 1981).
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Liukkonen; born 4 April 1951) is a Finnish
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...
orienteering
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...
competitor
Competition
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. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships
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....
, and took silver medal
Silver medal
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1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish
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...
winning team 1972, 1978 and 1979 (silver 1976 and 1981).