Vesa Mäkipää
Vesa Mäkipää (born January 21, 1965 ) is a former Finnish ski orienteer . Mäkipää took part in five world championships in the 1990s and won a gold medal, five silver medals and one bronze in 1992 together with Eero Haapasalmi , Stefan Borgman and Anssi Juutilainen .
At the 1992 World Championships in Pontarlier , France, Mäkipää had to admit defeat to Norwegian Vidar Benjaminsen on the short and long distances . In 1996 he was fourth in both individual competitions. In 1995 and 1997 he won the overall World Cup twice in a row.
Mäkipää started for the clubs Mynämänen Suunnistajat -52 and IF Sibbo-Vargarna .
Placements
World Championships: (1 × gold, 5 × silver, 1 × bronze)
- 1990 : 8th place short, 2nd place relay
- 1992 : 2nd place short, 2nd place long, 1st place relay
- 1994 : 17th place short, 15th place long, 2nd place relay
- 1996 : 4th place short, 4th place long, 2nd place relay
- 1998 : 16th place short, 3rd place relay
Overall World Cup:
- 1989 : 28th place
- 1991 : 5th place
- 1993 : 5th place
- 1995 : 1st place
- 1997 : 1st place
- 1999 : 50th place
Web links
- World Ski Orienteering Championships World Cup results, International Orienteering Federation
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mäkipää, Vesa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ski orienteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1965 |