Sad news for world orienteering - Arto, a Swedish legend in orienteering, has died at the age of 36 during a training session on friday.
Arto was one of those guys who did everything 110%. He always had time for people, would help them, give them advice & make them feel important. Above all, he would make you feel happy.
It is hard to feel happy this morning -
JD
Arto Rautiainen
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this is awful news. Arto always made the british guys (me, dids, rob and ewan) feel welcome when training, competing and travelling with IFK. A really top bloke. i'm kind of lost for words really.
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I totally echo what Jon and Ben have said. If you ever came across Arto you could only struggle not to be inspired. He was always genuinely interested in how your races or training had gone and gave his time and expert advice freely.
I ran most of the Mossracet, a chasing start cross country race through the marshes of a Gothenburg forest, with him around this time last year. It is probably one of my best training experiences ever.
I ran most of the Mossracet, a chasing start cross country race through the marshes of a Gothenburg forest, with him around this time last year. It is probably one of my best training experiences ever.
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Joykok - yellow
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Desperate news.
I first met Arto in 1987 when he came across and trained in the lakes at a camp I'd organised prior to 'JWOC' at Ambleside. I remember introducing him to shandy, running the Fairfield Horseshoe, disco in the Sportsman Inn and the Scarborough JK?
I next spent time with him in Tasmania, mostly beach sitting and chatting at the World Vets in 1992, he was always ready to give advice to us as 'a developing nation', a really top bloke who will be missed by many.
I first met Arto in 1987 when he came across and trained in the lakes at a camp I'd organised prior to 'JWOC' at Ambleside. I remember introducing him to shandy, running the Fairfield Horseshoe, disco in the Sportsman Inn and the Scarborough JK?
I next spent time with him in Tasmania, mostly beach sitting and chatting at the World Vets in 1992, he was always ready to give advice to us as 'a developing nation', a really top bloke who will be missed by many.
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