Overview: WOC Teams 2008
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  Team Finland WOC 2008 - 13 runners  

Team Overview - Disciplines*

 NameSprintMiddleLongRelay
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 TervoQual: 18th place    
Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.


Detailed Team information

Topi Anjala
ClubIkaalisten Nouseva Voima (FIN)
Born date05.07.1984
Info/BiographyMade 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,
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Liisa Anttila
ClubKooVee (FIN)
Born date30.10.1974
Info/BiographyHad 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
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Tero Föhr
ClubVehkalahden Veikot (FIN)
Born date01.08.1980
Info/BiographyAnchored 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
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Mats Haldin
ClubIFK Göteborg (SWE)
Born date17.05.1975
Info/BiographyLiving 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
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Antti Harju
ClubKalevan Rasti (FIN)
Born date25.04.1978
Info/BiographyRunning 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,
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Jarkko Huovila
ClubTampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date15.11.1975
Info/BiographyFinally 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 results2. 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
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Pasi Ikonen
ClubVaajakosken Terä (FIN)
Born date30.06.1980
Info/BiographyA 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
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Heli Jukkola
ClubRastikarhut (FIN)
Born date26.11.1979
Info/BiographyHeli 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
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Minna Kauppi
ClubAsikkalan Raikas (FIN)
Born date25.11.1982
Info/BiographyFormer 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
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Riina Kuuselo
ClubTampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date30.03.1978
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
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Katri Lindeqvist
ClubPaimion Rasti (FIN)
Born date05.09.1980
Selected results1. 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
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Merja Rantanen
ClubJämsän Retki Veikot (FIN)
Born date07.12.1980
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
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Tuomas Tervo
ClubRajamäen Rykmentti (FIN)
Born date09.01.1983
Info/BiographyRan 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
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