Claim: Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish navigation athlete who was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships.
Evidence: Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships. Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed.