Venla Harju
Personal information
Born (1990-07-10) 10 July 1990
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Vuokatti Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Vuokatti Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tartu Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tartu Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Østfold Middle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Göteborg Middle

Venla Niemi (aka Venla Harju; born 10 July 1990) is a Finnish orienteering competitor.

She became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Gothenburg in 2008, ahead of silver medalist Beata Falk.[1]

She competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint competition she qualified for the final, where she placed sixth.[2]

At the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia, Harju placed fourth in the sprint final,[3] and won a bronze medal in the middle distance (behind Tove Alexandersson and Marianne Andersen).[4]

References

  1. "JWOC Middle: Gold for Niemi and Runesson". news.worldofo.com. 3 Jul 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland. Sprint Final Women Final results" (PDF). woc2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. "Official results for Sprint Final". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. "Official results for Middle". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 6 July 2017.


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