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Finnish orienteering competitor
Veijo Tahvanainen
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Linköping Relay

Veijo Tahvanainen (born 27 September 1938 in Ilomantsi) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay event and finished 10th in the individual event at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköping. In 1970 he finished 14th in the individual event, and 4th with the Finnish relay team. At the 1972 World Orienteering Championships in Staré Splavy, he placed 9th in the individual contest, and was part of the Swiss relay team (which was disqualified). He won the Jukola relay in 1967 and 1968.

See also

References

  1. "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. "World Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  3. "World Orienteering Championships 1970". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. "Jukola Relay winners 1949-". Jukola.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.


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