Overview: WOC Teams 2008

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Team Finland WOC 2008 - 13 runners

Team Overview - Disciplines*

	Name	Sprint	Middle	Long	Relay
1.	Topi Anjala			7th place Qual: 12nd place
2.	Liisa Anttila			10th place Qual: 6th place
3.	Tero Föhr	17th place Qual: 6th place	20th place Qual: 10th place		6th place
4.	Mats Haldin	8th place Qual: 9th place		29th place Qual: 7th place
5.	Antti Harju			36th place Qual: 6th place
6.	Jarkko Huovila		19th place Qual: 4th place		6th place
7.	Pasi Ikonen		8th place Qual: 7th place		6th place
8.	Heli Jukkola	5th place Qual: 2nd place	10th place Qual: 3rd place	Qual: 6th place
9.	Minna Kauppi	medal Qual: 3rd place	medal Qual: 8th place	7th place Qual: 1st place	medal
10.	Riina Kuuselo			DSQ Qual: 7th place
11.	Katri Lindeqvist	11st place Qual: 5th place			medal
12.	Merja Rantanen		6th place Qual: 6th place	15th place Qual: 3rd place	medal
13.	Tuomas Tervo	Qual: 18th place

Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.

Detailed Team information

Topi Anjala

Club	Ikaalisten Nouseva Voima (FIN)
Born date	05.07.1984
Info/Biography	Made his WOC-debut 2007 with a 25th place on the long distance. Running only long distance again at WOC 2008.
Selected results	7. place, WOC 2008 Long 5. place, WC 2008 #9, 25. place, WOC 2007 Long 36. place, EOC 2008 Long 17. place, WC 2008 #11, 18. place, WC 2008 #10, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Liisa Anttila

Club	KooVee (FIN)
Born date	30.10.1974
Info/Biography	Had her best orienteering season in 2001, which included a relay gold medal at home in Finland. Individual world champion in Ski-orienteering 1998 (long). Three times relay World Champion and she has also 3 silver and 3 bronze from ski-o WOC. Also competed for Finland in World Cup Cross country skiing. Did not qualify for Long final in Ukraine 2007, but will try again on the long distance in 2008- her only race.
Selected results	10. place, WOC 2008 Long 8. place, WC 2008 #10, 10. place, WC 2008 #11, 13. place, WC 2008 #9, 12. place, WC 2007 #3, Long 16. place, WC 2007 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Tero Föhr

Club	Vehkalahden Veikot (FIN)
Born date	01.08.1980
Info/Biography	Anchored his club Vehkalahden Veikot to the Jukola-win in 2006. Won his first international event in WC 5 in Norway June 2008, after beating Wingstedt and Hubmann in the finish. Running sprint, middle and relay in WOC 2008.
Selected results	2. place, WOC 2007 Middle 1. place, WC 2008 #10, 1. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 17. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 20. place, WOC 2008 Middle 3. place, WOC 2007 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Mats Haldin

Club	IFK Göteborg (SWE)
Born date	17.05.1975
Info/Biography	Living in Halden since 2002-2007, moved to Göteborg ahead of 2008-season. Haldin has been one of the best runners of world- still only with the silver medal from EOC 2004 as individual reward. A strong relay-runner, with several victories in both Tiomila and Jukola for Halden. Comes from the swedish speaking part of Finland. Running sprint, long and relay at WOC 2008 on his search for the first individual WOC-medal.
Selected results	8. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 4. place, WOC 2007 Long 29. place, WOC 2008 Long 2. place, WC 2007 #2, Middle 2. place, WC 2007 #1, Sprint 7. place, EOC 2008 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Antti Harju

Club	Kalevan Rasti (FIN)
Born date	25.04.1978
Info/Biography	Running only long distance at WOC 2008.
Selected results	36. place, WOC 2008 Long 15. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 19. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 25. place, WOC 2006 Long 36. place, WC 2008 #9, 49. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Jarkko Huovila

Club	Tampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date	15.11.1975
Info/Biography	Finally won an individual WOC-medal by taking third place in Japan, and got one step closer to the gold in Denmark with silver in the middle race. Has made all his best international results on Middle and relay. Lived in Halden since 2000-2006, before moving back to Finland and now running for Tampereen Pyrintö. Jarkko was a very important part of Haldens relay-successes. Many of Jarkko runs on "the long night" are legendary. Running only middle distance at WOC 2008.
Selected results	2. place, WOC 2006 Middle 19. place, WOC 2008 Middle 1. place, NOC 2007 Middle 8. place, EOC 2008 Middle 3. place, WOC 2005 Middle 3. place, EOC 2008 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Pasi Ikonen

Club	Vaajakosken Terä (FIN)
Born date	30.06.1980
Info/Biography	A major break thru in his first senior season by taking the gold medal in Finland 2001 on the middle distance. Well known for never using a compass (he doesn\'t even bring it with him). But since 2001 he has not taken a WOC-medal. Running middle and relay at WOC 2008.
Selected results	3. place, EOC 2008 Middle 2. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 8. place, WOC 2008 Middle 9. place, EOC 2008 Long 3. place, EOC 2008 Relay 3. place, WOC 2007 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Heli Jukkola

Club	Rastikarhut (FIN)
Born date	26.11.1979
Info/Biography	Heli Jukkola shared the gold medal with Minna Kauppi at WOC 2007 in Ukraine - and with another gold medal in the relay and a silver medal in the middle distance, she was one of three women dominating the WOC 2007 along with Kauppi and Simone Niggli. Very good technically. Her first individual victory came in the WC sprint final in France 2006. Winning the middle distance also at EOC 2008, but did not start at WC-event 5 due to an injury on her arm/shoulder.
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2007 Long 1. place, EOC 2008 Middle 2. place, WOC 2007 Middle 2. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 5. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 10. place, WOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Minna Kauppi

Club	Asikkalan Raikas (FIN)
Born date	25.11.1982
Info/Biography	Former junior-star who is now more and more threatening the invincible Simone Niggli. A fast runner, who are constantly improving her technique as well. Took her first major title is winning EOC last year- and then steered Finland to the relay gold in WOC 2006. Individually her best races has been on middle distance, but came second to Simone Niggli on the long distance in Sweden this year- a race Minna should have won if she had chosen the right lane to the finish. Brought her club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in this year\'s Venla-relay. Got her first individual WOC-gold on the long distance in 2007, shared with Heli Jukkola.Running all races at WOC 2008.
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Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Middle 2. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 1. place, WOC 2007 Long 2. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 1. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 3. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Riina Kuuselo

Club	Tampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date	30.03.1978
Selected results	25. place, WC 2008 #11, 32. place, WC 2008 #10, 11. place, EOC 2006 Middle 15. place, WC 2007 #1, Sprint 17. place, WOC 2005 Middle 21. place, EOC 2006 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Katri Lindeqvist

Club	Paimion Rasti (FIN)
Born date	05.09.1980
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Relay 11. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 8. place, EOC 2008 Middle 3. place, EOC 2008 Relay 16. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 17. place, WOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Merja Rantanen

Club	Jämsän Retki Veikot (FIN)
Born date	07.12.1980
Selected results	2. place, EOC 2008 Middle 1. place, WOC 2008 Relay 6. place, WOC 2008 Middle 15. place, WOC 2008 Long 5. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 6. place, EOC 2008 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Tuomas Tervo

Club	Rajamäen Rykmentti (FIN)
Born date	09.01.1983
Info/Biography	Ran the sprint at WOC 2008, but could not qualify for the final.
Selected results	15. place, EOC 2008 Long 34. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 28. place, WC 2008 #9, 29. place, WC 2008 #10, 47. place, WC 2008 #11, 23. place, WC 2007 #1, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile