Mihkel Järveoja (born 30 April 1986) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...

competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individ ...

and junior world champion. He was born in

Põlva Põlva (; ) is a town in southeastern Estonia, the county seat of Põlva County, and the centre of Põlva Parish. Põlva is home for the Intsikurmu Music Festival Grounds, which regularly hosts concerts and summer activities, situated in a sm ...

. He became Junior World Champion in the ''

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'' in

Druskininkai Druskininkai (; also see other names) is a spa city on the Nemunas River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai is known for being a spa resort since the 19th century. Name The exact origi ...

in 2006, together with Markus Puusepp and Timo Sild.Junior World Orienteering Championships
– ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on July 8, 2008)
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 8, 2008) He has won several medals at Estonian orienteering championships.

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at World of O Runners 1986 births Living people Estonian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni People from Põlva {{Orienteering-bio-stub