Keijo Parkkinen

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Keijo Parkkinen
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Detmold Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Skövde Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Mariánské Lázně Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 West Point Relay

Keijo Parkkinen (born 28 October 1965) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, four times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships.

He received a bronze medal in the relay event in 1989, [1] a bronze medal in 1991, a bronze medal in 1993, and a silver medal in 1995. [2] The silver team in 1995 consisted of Parkkinen, Reijo Mattinen, Timo Karppinen, and Janne Salmi.

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References

  1. "World Orienteering Championships 1989". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. "World Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation . Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2008-09-29.