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Minna Kauppi (born 25 November 1982) is a Finnish orienteer, who was born in Asikkala and lives in Lahti. Kauppi is a nine-time World Champion, including five golds from relays. [1] Kauppi is the most successful Finnish orienteer of all time when ranked by number of gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships. [2] Kauppi was named Finnish Sports Personality of the Year in 2010.
Kauppi was the third child of Ritva and Hannu Kauppi. Just before Ritva gave birth to Minna, Ritva was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 30. Minna was born at the Päijät-Häme Central Hospital. [3]
Kauppi enjoyed junior success, winning the 2001 and 2002 Junior World Orienteering Championships in the short distance and receiving two medals in the 2000 championships. Kauppi joined the Finnish national team in 2003. [2]
In 2005, Kauppi's mother died during the 2005 Jukola relay, and Kauppi was informed just after finishing. Later the same year, Kauppi won her first senior medal in orienteering, a bronze in the Middle Distance at the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Japan. [3] Kauppi went on to win her first gold medal in the relay at the 2006 World Orienteering Championships and her first individual medal in the 2007 World Orienteering Championships, which was shared with her rival Heli Jukkola. [2] Kauppi anchored her Finnish club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in the 2007 Venla relay. [1]
Kauppi's period of greatest success lasted from 2007 until 2012, when she won her last gold medal at the World Championships in the Middle Distance. In 2015, Kauppi moved to Lahti and announced the end of her national team career. [4] In 2020, Kauppi's biography was published. [5] A statue of Kauppi was unveiled in Vääksy in 2012. [6]
Kauppi at the peak of her career was known for her remarkable running speed, but also for her propensity to be inconsistent with her performances. [4] Janne Salmi, a coach of Kauppi, stated that her success was due to several factors, including her physical fitness with a range of different sports including skiing and middle distance running. Salmi also praised Kauppi's ability to receive coaching, and also suggested that her rivalry with Heli Jukkola and cohabiting with fellow national team runner Pasi Ikonen helped her improve. [2]
Her partner is Sipe Santapukki, a musician, [4] with whom she has two children born in 2017 and 2020. [7] [8] Kauppi used to be in a relationship with fellow orienteer Pasi Ikonen. [2] Kauppi has Crohn's disease. [9]
Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships. She is widely seen as one of the greatest orienteers of all time.
Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who holds the record for gold medals won at the World Orienteering Championships for a male athlete, with 14 gold medals between 2003 and 2017. Gueorgiou has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event a record eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2011 and 2017.
Jani Lakanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2006 World Orienteering Championships.
Pasi Ikonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance, and also silver on the Sprint distance same year. In France 2011, he won silver on the long distance. He also has a Relay bronze medal from 2007.
Janne Juhani Salmi is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1997 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance. World champion Relay 2001, silver medal 1995, 1997 and 1999. Married to Swiss orienteer Vroni König-Salmi.
Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the Long Distance World Orienteering Championships in 2007, and achieved second place in 2005. In the Middle Distance category, she finished second in 2007 and third in both 2003 and 2004. Jukkola is a two-time Relay World Champion, winning in 2006 and 2007 as a member of the Finnish team. She also earned a silver medal in 2004.
Vroni König-Salmi is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won the 2001 Sprint distance World Orienteering Championships, and is two times Relay World Champion, from 2003 and 2005, as member of the Swiss winning teams. Also an individual bronze medal from 2005, and Relay bronze medals from 1997 and 2006. Married to Finnish orienteer Janne Salmi.
Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.
Marika Mikkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere and a silver medal in Västerås 2004 with the Finnish relay team. She also received an individual silver medal in 2001 and bronze medal in 2004 in the long distance event. Marika's clubs have been Reima-34, Espoon Suunta, Angelniemen Ankkuri, Bækkelagets SK, Espoon Suunta and Kalevan Rasti.
Tero Föhr is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv. He also participated on the Finnish team that achieved a bronze medal in the championship relay 2007 and 2009.
Merja Rantanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils. She also participated on the Finnish team that achieved a bronze medal in the championship relay.
The Finnish Orienteering Federation is the governing body for the sport of orienteering in Finland. The federation was founded in 1945 and has approximately 60,000 members.
Mika Kuisma was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He died in a car crash.
Mikael Boström is a Finnish orienteering competitor, and winner of the first Junior World Orienteering Championships in 1990, both individual and relay.
Radka Brožková is a Czech orienteering competitor, bronze medallist from the world championships.
Katri Lindeqvist is a Finnish orienteering competitor and world champion.
Marja Liisa Autti is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships in Skövde, together with Ulla Mänttäri, Annika Viilo and Eija Koskivaara.
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