Mikael Boström (born 3 October 1970
in
Siuntio) is a
Finnish orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...
competitor, and winner of the first
Junior World Orienteering Championships in 1990, both ''individual'' and ''
relay''.
Senior career
He received a
silver medal
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in the ''
relay'' at the
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 20 ...
in
Grimstad in 1997 (with
Timo Karppinen
Timo Karppinen (born 26 December 1967) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received five medals in the World Orienteering Championships between 1993 and 1997. ,
Juha Peltola
Juha Peltola (born 12 January 1975) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships.[Janne Salmi
Janne Juhani Salmi (born 17 April 1969) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1997 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance. World champion Relay 2001, silver medal 1995, 1997 and 1999. Married to Swiss orienteer Vroni Kö ...]
), and again a
silver medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...
in
Inverness
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in 1999 (with
Jani Lakanen
Jani Lakanen (born 11 December 1976 in Lohja) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2006 World Orienteering Championships (Long distance).
He became world champion in ''relay'' in 2001, together with Jarkko Huovila, Juha Peltola ...
,
Juha Peltola
Juha Peltola (born 12 January 1975) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships.[Janne Salmi
Janne Juhani Salmi (born 17 April 1969) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1997 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance. World champion Relay 2001, silver medal 1995, 1997 and 1999. Married to Swiss orienteer Vroni Kö ...]
).
[World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006](_blank)
(Retrieved on 14 July 2008)
See also
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Finnish orienteers
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List of orienteers
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List of orienteering events
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People from Siuntio
Finnish male orienteers
Finnish foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
Competitors at the 2001 World Games
Swedish-speaking Finns
Sportspeople from Uusimaa
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