Elli Haapamäki

Personal details

Name: Elli Haapamäki
Date of birth: 3 of March 1978
Place of residence: Sipoo
Family: Jani, baby daughter and 3 cats.
Education: Master of Forestry Sciences.
Language skills: Finnish (mother tongue), English (good), German (okay), Swedish (ett, två, tre...)

Orienteering details

Started orienteering: At the age of 4.
Former clubs: There are quite many of them.. first one was Keuruun kisailijat.
Shoes: All the good ones
Compass: Thumb

Best achievements

Venla relay: 16/2010, 16/1999
Finnish Championships, individual: About 10 medals in junior classes (2 of them gold). Best position in D21 is 7th from sprint distance in 2009.

Irrelevant details

Many can't believe this: My training hours were altogether under 300 in years 2000-2004...about 50hours in a year.
Quite embarrassing: I did my "comeback" at the age of 30...(an age crisis?).
Beyond my capabilities: I can't take anything seriously :)