Eija Koskivaara

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Eija Koskivaara (born May 7, 1965 in Mynämäki ) is a former Finnish orienteer .

Koskivaara won her first World Cup medal in 1989 with the relay. In Sweden, the Finns Marja-Liisa Portin , Ulla Mänttäri , Annika Viilo and Koskivaara took third place behind Sweden and Czechoslovakia. In 1993, Koskivaara won the complete set of medals at the Nordic Championships in Sipoo , Finland . On the short distance she came third behind her compatriot Kirsi Tiira and the Norwegian Ragnhild Bente Andersen , and on the long distance she was second behind Andersen. In the season with Marja-Liisa Portin, Marja Pyymäki and Kirsi Tiira, she won the gold medal. At the World Championships in 1993 in the United States, she was third on the short distance behind the Swedes Anna Bogren and Marita Skogum . On the long distance she was fourth in Skogum's victory. She also won the silver medal with the Finnish women's relay. In 1995 in Detmold , at the same time as the Briton Yvette Hague , she was second in the long distance World Championship behind Katalin Oláh from Hungary. The Finnish season won the world title with Kirsi Tiira, Reeta-Mari Kolkkala , Koskivaara and Annika Viilo.

Koskivaara ran for the clubs Mynämäen Suunnistajat 52 , Vakka-Rasti , Pargas IF and Turun Suunnistajat . In 1999 she won the Tiomila with Pargas .

Placements

WM Short Long Season
1985 Bendigo 27.
1987 Gérardmer 15th 4th
1989 Skövde 5. 3.
1991 Mariánské Lázně 14th 22nd 5.
1993 West Point 3. 4th 2.
1995 Detmold 10. 2. 1.
1999 Inverness 11.
NOM Short Long Season
1990 Fanø 5.
1992 Rena 5. 3.
1993 Sipoo 3. 2. 1.
1995 Skellefteå 7th 5.
1997 Fjerritslev 8th.
Overall World Cup
1986 20th
1988 6th
1990 5.
1992 6th
1994 19th
1996 29
1998 60.
FM sprint medium Long Ultra night Season
1986 1.
1987 1. 2.
1988
1989 2. 1. 1. 2.
1990 1. 3. 2.
1991 1. 1.
1992 1. 1. 1. 2.
1993 1. 3.
1994 1. 3. 1.
1995 1.
1996
1997
1998 2.
1999 2. 3.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. SUUNNISTUKSEN SM-pisteet Results of the Finnish championships