Päivi Tommola
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Päivi Tommola (born 1971) is a Finnish
mountain bike orienteering
competitor, World Champion and European Champion. She won individual gold medals at the 2002 and 2005 World Championships, and gold medals in the relay in 2002, 2004 and 2007.
in 2002, where she won a gold medal in the long distance. She also won a gold medal in the relay with the Finnish team, together with Kirsi Korhonen and Mervi Väisänen
. At the 2004 World Championships in Ballarat she won a silver medal in the long distance, behind winner Anke Dannowski
from Germany, and a gold medal in the relay together with Maija Lång and Kirsi Korhonen. She won a gold medal in the long distance at the 2005 World Championships in Banská Bystrica
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in Finland, Tommola won a silver medal in the relay with the Finnish team. She placed seventh in the middle distance and sixth in the long distance. At the European Championships in Warsaw
in August-September 2006, the Finnish team won gold medals in the relay, with Tommola, Ingrid Stengård
and Maija Lång on the team. At the European Championships in Castelfiorentino
2007 Tommola won gold medals in both the long distance and the middle distance, and also a silver medal in the relay. The 2007 World Championships were held in Nove Mesto
in August, and the Finnish relay team won gold medals with Taija Jäppinen, Ingrid Stengård and Päivi Tommola. She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2008 World Championships in Ostróda
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering is an orienteering endurance racing sport on a mountain bike where navigation is done along trails and tracks. Compared to foot orienteering, competitors usually are not permitted to leave the trail and track network. Navigation tactics are similar to ski-orienteering,...
competitor, World Champion and European Champion. She won individual gold medals at the 2002 and 2005 World Championships, and gold medals in the relay in 2002, 2004 and 2007.
2002-2005
Tommola competed at the very first World Championships, in FontainebleauFontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
in 2002, where she won a gold medal in the long distance. She also won a gold medal in the relay with the Finnish team, together with Kirsi Korhonen and Mervi Väisänen
Mervi Väisänen
Mervi Väisänen is a Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2002 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Borovetz...
. At the 2004 World Championships in Ballarat she won a silver medal in the long distance, behind winner Anke Dannowski
Anke Dannowski
Anke Dannowski is a German mountain bike orienteering competitor and World Champion. She won an individual gold medal at the 2004 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and a gold medal in the relay in 2005.-References:...
from Germany, and a gold medal in the relay together with Maija Lång and Kirsi Korhonen. She won a gold medal in the long distance at the 2005 World Championships in Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
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2006-2008
When the 2006 World Championships were held in JoensuuJoensuu
Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
in Finland, Tommola won a silver medal in the relay with the Finnish team. She placed seventh in the middle distance and sixth in the long distance. At the European Championships in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
in August-September 2006, the Finnish team won gold medals in the relay, with Tommola, Ingrid Stengård
Ingrid Stengård
Ingrid Stengård is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor. She won two individual bronze medals at the 2006 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and won gold medals with the Finnish relay team in 2007 and 2008.-References:...
and Maija Lång on the team. At the European Championships in Castelfiorentino
Castelfiorentino
Castelfiorentino is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km southwest of Florence.The population is approximately 20,000 inhabitants...
2007 Tommola won gold medals in both the long distance and the middle distance, and also a silver medal in the relay. The 2007 World Championships were held in Nove Mesto
Nove Mesto
Nove Mesto, meaning "New Town" in Czech and Slovak, may refer to:* Nové Město , places in the Czech Republic* Nové Mesto , places in Slovakia and Hungary...
in August, and the Finnish relay team won gold medals with Taija Jäppinen, Ingrid Stengård and Päivi Tommola. She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2008 World Championships in Ostróda
Ostróda
Ostróda is a town in Ostróda County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,603 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. It lies in the Masurian Lake District and is a growing tourist site owing to its relaxing natural surroundings.-History:...
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