Mervi Väisänen

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Mervi Väisänen (born Mervi Pesu ;[1] born 2 May 1973) is a Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor.

Mervi Pesu
Personal information
Birth nameMervi Väisänen
Born (1973-05-02) 2 May 1973 (age 51)
SpouseRaino Pesu
Sport
SportSki orienteering
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's ski orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ridder Long
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Borovetz Long
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hamar / Løten Middle
Women's mountain bike orienteering
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Fontainebleau Sprint

She won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2002 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Borovetz.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2002 World MTB Orienteering Championships, after finishing seven seconds behind gold medalist Laure Coupat.[3]

She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2015 World Ski Orienteering Championships, behind Milka Reponen and Marjut Turunen.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mervi Pesu". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "World Ski Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ^ "MTB-WOC 2002 FRA Fontainebleau, France, 1–6 July 2002". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Official results for WSOC Middle distance". IOF Eventor. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.