Jorma Karvonen

Jorma Karvonen (born 16 October 1949 in Lammi ) is a former Finnish orientation and ski - orienteering.

1972, Karvonen participants a first unofficial Ski Orienteering World Cup in Bulgarian Velingrad. He finished third in the individual competition the second and Finland in the relay to fourth place. 1975 took place the first official World Cup in Ski Orienteering in Finland Hyvinkää. Karvonen was in the individual race second behind his compatriot Olavi Svanberg. In the relay, the Finnish quartet with Pekka Pökälä, Heimo Taskinen, Karvonen and Svanberg was before the Swedish squadron successfully. At the World Cup in 1977 Karvonen was behind Örjan Svahn from Sweden and Pekka Pökälä third parties. The Finnish Season with Olavi Svanberg, Heikki Hautala, Karvonen and Pökälä was disqualified.

In 1978, Jorma Karvonen Finnish champion in Summer Orienteering on the normal distance. He was subsequently nominated for the World Orienteering Championships 1978 in Kongsberg and was single - ninth and belonged to the season, the Urho Kujala, Karvonen, Simo Nurminen and Risto Nuuros, Third.

Karvonen ran in Finland for the clubs Lammin Säkiä and Joutsenon Kullervo.

Placements

Orienteering

World Championships:

Finnish Championships:

• Finnish Champion Normal Distance 1978

Ski Orienteering

World Championships:

Finnish Championships:

• Finnish Champion Season 1977