Anssi Juutilainen

Veli Anssi Juutilainen ( born October 1, 1956 in Kangaslampi ) is a former Finnish cross-country skiing athletes and coaches. He is a five-time world champion in ski orienteering.

Juutilainen Following his training for sports coaches between 1981 and 1984 as a cross-country coach of the Spanish national team. He then devoted himself to his own career in the ski - orienteering. In 1984, he won a World Cup debutant completely surprising the world title in the individual competition, a start in the Finnish relay was not intended for him. At the World Cup 1986 in the Bulgarian Batak he lagged behind the Sweden Claes Berglund, with the season he won bronze. In 1988, he won the world title in the sprint, was third on the long distance, and brought in the relay with Hannu Koponen, Mikko Kosonen and Juha Kirvesmies another title. 1990 Swedish Skellefteå he won the world title at the long distance and finished second in the relay. The following season, he secured the overall World Cup. At the World Cup 1991, he remained in the individual competitions for the first time without a medal, but gained with the Finnish relay with Eero Haapasalmi, Stefan Borgman and Vesa Mäkipää his fifth world championship gold medal. In 1994, he launched the 37- year again at a World Cup, winning silver with the Finnish relay, which remained just behind the Norwegian team.

Juutilainen also won four Nordic champion of the Scandinavian countries and five -time champion of Finland. Married is Juutailainen with the triple ski orienteering world champion Virpi Juutilainen ( born Peltonen ).

Placements

World Championships: (5 x Gold, 3 x Silver, 2 x Bronze)

Overall World Cup:

• Winner 1991
• 3rd place 1989