Urho Kujala
Encyclopedia
Urho Kujala is a Finnish
orienteering
competitor
. He received a bronze medal
in the relay
event at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships
in Kongsberg, together with Jorma Karvonen
, Simo Nurminen
and Risto Nuuros
.
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
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...
. He received a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
event at the 1978 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....
in Kongsberg, together with Jorma Karvonen
Jorma Karvonen
Jorma Karvonen is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. He won a gold medal at the first World Ski Orienteering Championships in Hyvinkää in 1975 in the relay event with the Finnish team...
, Simo Nurminen
Simo Nurminen
Simo Nurminen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two bronze medals at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, one in the indivivual contest and one in the relay with the Finnish team.-See also:Finnish orienteers...
and Risto Nuuros
Risto Nuuros
Risto Nuuros is a Finnish orienteering competitor, individual silver medalist at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg.He received silver medals in the relay event in 1974 and 1979, and a bronze medal in 1978.-See also:...
.