Kjell Lauri Explained

Kjell Lauri (29 June 1956 – 11 August 2023) was a Swedish orienteering competitor. His achievements include winning a world championship gold medal in the relay with the Swedish team, and three more medals in relay.

Biography

Lauri was a Relay World Champion in 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team, along with Rolf Pettersson, Lars Lönnkvist, and Björn Rosendahl.^{[1] [2]} He also placed fourth in the individual contest.^[1]

Lauri won silver medals in the world championships relay in 1978^[3] and 1985,^[4] and a bronze medal in 1983.^[5]

Kjell Lauri died from an accident on 11 August 2023, at the age of 67.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1979 . . 17 August 2023 . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123204424/https://old.orienteering.sport/events/?event_id=23 . dead .
2. http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
3. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1978 . . 14 July 2017.
4. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1985 . . 16 July 2017.
5. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1983 . . 16 July 2017.
6. News: Orienteringsstjärnan Kjell Lauri har avlidit . Helene . Berzelius . Nerikes Allehanda . sv . 15 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
7. Web site: En av de största har somnat in . sv . 16 August 2023 . Nerikes Allehanda . 17 August 2023.