Sinikka Kukkonen

Sinikka Kukkonen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1947-08-01)1 August 1947
Tervo, Finland
Died25 July 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 68)
Heinola, Finland
Sport
Sport
  • Orienteering
  • Ski orienteering
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Jicin Relay
Silver medal – second place 1976 Aviemore Relay
Women's ski-orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Hyvinkää Individual
Gold medal – first place 1975 Hyvinkää Relay
Gold medal – first place 1977 Velingrad Relay
Gold medal – first place 1980 Avesta Relay
Silver medal – second place 1982 Aigen im Ennstal Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Velingrad Individual

Sinikka Kukkonen (1 August 1947 – 25 July 2016)[1] was a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering. She became the first World Champion in ski orienteering, in 1975.[2]

Orienteering career

At the World Orienteering Championships in 1970 Kukkonen placed 32nd in the individual event, and participated on the Finnish relay team that placed fourth.[3] She was a member of the Finnish winning team at the 1972 World Orienteering Championships, together with team mates Pirjo Seppä and Liisa Veijalainen, and placed 25th in the individual contest.[4][5] At the 1974 World Championships she placed 22nd in the individual, and fifth in the relay.[6] She won a silver medal at the 1976 relay event, together with Outi Borgenström and Liisa Veijalainen, and placed seventh in the individual contest.[7] She also participated in the 1978 World Championships, where she placed 22nd in the individual contest.[8]

Ski orienteering career

Kukkonen participated at the first official World Ski Orienteering Championships, held in Hyvinkää, Finland, in 1975. At these championships she won a gold medal in the individual event, 46 seconds ahead of Agneta Månsson from Sweden. She also won a gold medal in the relay, together with team mates Raili Sallinen and Aila Flöjt.[2][9] At the 1977 World Championships in Velingrad, Bulgaria, she won a gold medal in the relay, with Kaija Halonen and Aila Flöjt, and a bronze medal in the individual contest.[10] In 1980 Kukkonen placed fourth in the individual contest, and won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team, together with Mirja Puhakka and Kaija Silvennoinen.[11] At the 1982 World Championships she won a silver medal in the relay, together with team mates Sirpa Kukkonen and Mirja Puhakka, and she placed shared fourth in the individual contest.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sinikka Kukkonen on kuollut". Suunnistusliitto (in Finnish). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ХРОНОЛОГИЯ МИРОВОГО СПОРТИВНОГО ОРИЕНТИРОВАНИЯ. (Период с 1961 года (основание IOF) по 1997 год (100-летие ориентирования))" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  3. ^ "WOC 1970 DDR. Friedrichroda, Democratic Republic of Germany, 27–29 September". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  4. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 18, 2008)
  5. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ^ "WOC 1974 DEN. Viborg, Denmark, 20–22 September 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  7. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  9. ^ "SKI-WOC 1975 FIN. Hyvinkää, Finland 1975". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  10. ^ "SKI-WOC 1977 BUL. Velingrad, Bulgaria 1977". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  11. ^ "SKI-WOC 1980 SWE. Avesta, Sweden 1980". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  12. ^ "SKI-WOC 1982 AUT. Aigen/Ennstal, Austria 1982". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2009.