Mauri Repo (31. January 1945 – 19. May 2002) was the head coach of the

Finnish Workers' Sports Federation The Finnish Workers' Sports Federation ( fi, Suomen Työväen Urheiluliitto, ''TUL'', sv, Arbetarnas Idrottsförbund i Finland, ''AIF'') is a Finnish amateur sports organization founded in 1919. In addition to the competitive sports, TUL focuses o ...

(Suomen Työväen Urheiluliitto, TUL) during 1981-1987. By profession he was a physical education teacher and for some time worked in the

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...

city administration as director of the sports department. He is the first known person to write about

nordic walking Nordic walking is a Finnish-origin total-body version of walking that can be done both by non-athletes as a health-promoting physical activity and by athletes as a sport. The activity is performed with specially designed walking poles similar to s ...

and considered its author.

Mauri Repo and Nordic Walking

Mauri Repo played an important as both a TUL coach and a coach trainer. Also, he was indispensable in the creation of many training and educational materials concerning skiing. In Repo's skisport handbooks „Hiihdon lajiosa“ (1974), „Hiihdon lajiosa” (1979), „Nuorten hiihdon valmennusopas” (1983) ja „Hiihdon 2-tason koulutusmateriaali” (1989) is the first known introduction of

(along with

exercises and its importance in the summertime preparation of skiers). At the time of publishing

had not yet gained recognition as a standalone sport. Repo is the author of nearly ten sport handbooks.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Repo, Mauri Finnish athletics coaches 1945 births 2002 deaths