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Finnish ski- and mountain bike orienteer
Mervi Pesu
Personal information
Birth nameMervi Väisänen
Born (1973-05-02) 2 May 1973 (age 51)
SpouseRaino Pesu
Sport
SportSki orienteering
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's ski orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ridder Long
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Borovetz Long
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hamar / Løten Middle
Women's mountain bike orienteering
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Fontainebleau Sprint

Mervi Väisänen (born Mervi Pesu ; born 2 May 1973) 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. She won a silver medal at the 2002 World MTB Orienteering Championships, after finishing seven seconds behind gold medalist Laure Coupat.

She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2015 World Ski Orienteering Championships, behind Milka Reponen and Marjut Turunen.

See also

References

  1. "Mervi Pesu". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. "World Ski Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. "MTB-WOC 2002 FRA Fontainebleau, France, 1–6 July 2002". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  4. "Official results for WSOC Middle distance". IOF Eventor. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.


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