Sirpa Kukkonen

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Sirpa Kukkonen
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Women's Ski-orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kuopio Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Aigen Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Aigen Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Kuopio Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Kuopio Short

Sirpa Kukkonen (born 1958) is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and World Champion.

Kukkonen won a silver medal in the relay, with team mates Sinikka Kukkonen and Mirja Puhakka, and a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1982 World Ski Orienteering Championships. [1]

At the 1988 World Championships she won a gold medal in the relay with the Finnish team, with Anne Benjaminsen and Virpi Juutilainen, and also bronze medals in both the long course and in the short course. [2]

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References

  1. "SKI-WOC 1982 AUT. Aigen/Ennstal, Austria 1982". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  2. "SKI-WOC 1988 FIN. Kuopio, Finland 1988". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2009.