Mervi Väisänen
Finnish ski- and mountain bike orienteer
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Mervi Väisänen (born Mervi Pesu ;[1] born 2 May 1973) is a Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor.
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| Born | Mervi Väisänen 2 May 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Raino Pesu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ski orienteering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2002 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Borovetz.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2002 World MTB Orienteering Championships, after finishing seven seconds behind gold medalist Laure Coupat.[3]
She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2015 World Ski Orienteering Championships, behind Milka Reponen and Marjut Turunen.[4]
