Virpi Juutilainen

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Virpi Juutilainen
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Women's Ski-orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kuopio Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kuopio Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Val di Non Short
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Val di Non Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Batak Long
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Overall WC
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Overall WC

Virpi Juutilainen (born 11 June 1961) is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion.

She received an individual gold medal in the long distance at the 1988 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Kuopio, and a gold medal in the short course in Val di Non in 1994. [1] In 1988, she also won a gold medal in the relay at the World Championships, together with teammates Sirpa Kukkonen and Anne Benjaminsen. [2]

She finished first overall in the World Cup in Ski Orienteering in 1989, and third in 1991. [3]

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References

  1. World Ski Orienteering Championships Archived 2007-06-17 at archive.today IOF (Retrieved on June 24, 2008)
  2. "SKI-WOC 1988 FIN. Kuopio, Finland 1988". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  3. World Cup in Ski Orienteering Archived 2009-06-09 at archive.today IOF (Retrieved on June 24, 2008)