Sinikka Kukkonen
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Tervo, Finland
Heinola, Finland
- Orienteering
- Ski orienteering
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| Born | 1 August 1947 Tervo, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 July 2016 (aged 68) Heinola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]