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Veijo Tahvanainen

b. 1938

Finnish orienteer

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Born 1938. Veijo Tahvanainen is a Finnish orienteer.

Veijo Tahvanainen (born 27 September 1938 in Ilomantsi) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay event and finished 10th in the individual event at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköping. In 1970 he finished 14th in the individual event, and 4th with the Finnish relay team. At the 1972 World Orienteering Championships in Staré Splavy, he placed 9th in the individual contest, and was part of the Swiss relay team (which was disqualified). He won the Jukola relay in 1967 and 1968.

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Finnish orienteer

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Veijo Tahvanainen was born on 27 September 1938.

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Veijo Tahvanainen is an orienteer.

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Veijo Tahvanainen is Finnish.

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