Hannele Tonna

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Hannele Tonna ( born Valkonen ; born January 3, 1978 ) is a Finnish orienteer ski runner .

At their first World Cup in Sweden in 2004, Valkonen was second behind Stine Hjermstad Kirkevik from Norway on the long distance. With her compatriots Erja Jokinen and Liisa Anttila she won the relay competition. In 2005 a bronze medal followed in the relay and in 2007 in Russia she was again, this time behind Russian Tatyana Vlasova , second on the long distance, and second with the Finnish relay. With the relay she won the European Championships the following year. At the 2009 World Cup she won the sprint competition, and in 2011 Tonna was third in the women's relay. At the European Championships in 2012, she won the run over the medium distance.

Tonna starts for the club Hankasalmen Hanka from Central Finland where she is trained by her father Paavo Valkonen. She is married to the Norwegian orienteering skier Eivind Tonna . For the Asikkalan Raikas association , she also starts in the summer orienteering run. In 2007 she won the Venlojen viesti with the club relay .

Placements

World Championships:

  • 2004 : 8th place sprint, medium dsq, 2nd place long, 1st place relay
  • 2005 : 7th place sprint, 13th place long, 3rd place relay
  • 2007 : 6th place sprint, 10th place medium, 2nd place long, 2nd place relay
  • 2009 : 1st place sprint, 5th place medium, 20th place long, 4th place relay
  • 2011 : 11th place sprint, 6th place medium, 3rd place relay

European Championships:

  • 2003 : Sprint?, Middle ?, 5th place long
  • 2006 : 6th place sprint, 5th place medium, 3rd place long
  • 2008 : 4th place sprint, 13th place medium, 7th place long, 1st place relay
  • 2011 : 4th place sprint, 4th place relay
  • 2012 : 3rd place sprint, 1st place medium, long nb, 6th place mixed relay

Overall World Cup:

Junior World Championships:

  • 1996 : 18th place short, 7th place long, 3rd place relay
  • 1998 : 3rd place short, 8th place long, 1st place relay

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personal data
SURNAME Tonna, Hannele
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valkonen, Hannele (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ski orienteer
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1978