Samuli Saarela

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Samuli Saarela (2008)

Samuli Saarela (born March 17, 1988 ) is a Finnish mountain bike orienteer .

career

Saarela won his first medal at world championships in Israel in 2009 with the Finnish relay. Behind the seasons of Russia and the Czech Republic, the Finns Tuukka Turkka , Saarela and Juho Saarinen finished third. The following year he became world champion for the first time in Montalegre, Portugal . In the middle distance he won the title ahead of the Australian Adrian Jackson and the Italian Luca Dallavalle . In 2011 he defended his title and also became world champion in the long distance. He also finished third with the Finnish season. In 2012 he became middle distance world champion for the third time in a row. With Pekka Niemi and Jussi Laurila he was also world champion with the relay. In 2013 he was also European champion with the relay. At the 2013 World Championships in Rakvere , Estonia , he won two silver medals and one bronze medal.

He has won twelve titles at Finnish championships since 2005 (as of 2013). He is a member of the Kokkolan Suunnistajat Association .

Placements

World Championships: (5 x gold, 2 x silver, 3 x bronze)

  • 2007 : Middle dsq., 41st place long
  • 2009 : 9th place sprint, 34th place medium, 12th place long, 3rd place relay
  • 2010 : 22nd place sprint, 1st place medium, 16th place long, 4th place relay
  • 2011 : 9th place sprint, 1st place medium, 1st place long, 3rd place relay
  • 2012 : 9th place sprint, 1st place medium, 4th place long, 1st place relay
  • 2013 : Sprint dsq., 3rd place medium, 2nd place long, 2nd place relay

European Championships (1 x gold, 1 x silver)

  • 2008 : 20th place sprint, 49th place medium, 22nd place long, 5th place relay
  • 2009 : 25th place sprint, 4th place medium, 13th place long, 5th place relay
  • 2011 : 8th place sprint, 2nd place medium, 11th place long, 5th place relay
  • 2013 : 28th place sprint, 13th place medium, 25th place long, 1st place relay

World Cup: (2 x silver, 1 x bronze)

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personal data
SURNAME Saarela, Samuli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish mountain bike orienteer
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1988