Merja Rantanen

{{short description|Finnish orienteering competitor}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's orienteering }}

{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 Olomouc | Relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Trondheim | Relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Savoie | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Inverness | Middle }}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Miskolc | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Sotkamo | Middle }}

{{MedalBronze | 2016 Strömstad | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Tartu | Relay }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Ventspils | Middle }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Primorsko | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2012 Falun | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2008 Ventspils | Relay }}

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Merja Rantanen (born 7 December 1980){{in lang|fi}} [http://www.ssl.fi/SSL/sslweb.nsf/sp?Open&cid=UrheilijaProfiili&id=9DACB59D7270584CC225712D0044C0E8 Profile: Merja Rantanen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720193214/http://www.ssl.fi/SSL/sslweb.nsf/sp?Open&cid=UrheilijaProfiili&id=9DACB59D7270584CC225712D0044C0E8 |date=2011-07-20 }} – Suomen Suunnistusliitto (Retrieved on July 7, 2008) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils.[http://www.eoc2008.lv/results/middlef/WA.HTM EOC – Middle Final – IOF, LOF. Ventspils, Latvia – 31.05.08] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602221417/http://www.eoc2008.lv/results/middlef/WA.HTM |date=2008-06-02 }} (Retrieved on June 4, 2008) She also participated on the Finnish team (with Katri Lindeqvist and Minna Kauppi) that achieved a bronze medal in the championship relay.[http://www.eoc2008.lv/results/relay/WOMEN.HTM EOC – Relay – IOF, LOF. Ventspils, Latvia – 1.06.08 – Relay Women] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603222256/http://www.eoc2008.lv/results/relay/WOMEN.HTM |date=2008-06-03 }} (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)