Jay Hakkinen

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Jay Hakkinen
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Jay Hakkinen in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJay William Hakkinen
Born (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977 (age 46)
Kasilof, Alaska,
United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debutMarch 11, 1995
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams14 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons18 (1994/95,
1996/97–2012/13)
All victories0
All podiums0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Forni Avoltri 10 km sprint

Jay William Hakkinen (born July 19, 1977) is a former biathlete. He is a four-time American Olympian, and his 10th-place finish in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was the best finish ever by an American biathlete. [1]

Contents

Hakkinen retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. [2]

Background

At the age of three, Hakkinen learned how to skate. Soon after, he picked up cross-country skiing, where he won the Junior 5 km freestyle. He got involved in biathlon when in 1994, he went for a year to a Norwegian town in a student exchange program. [3] His host parents were able to arrange for him to trade with a local biathlon club. Within three years of returning home to Alaska, he was the Junior World Champion of biathlon. [3]

Performance in Turin

Hakkinen placed 10th in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He had the 2nd fastest skiing time of anyone in the competition, but failed to medal because of penalties he earned while shooting. [1] [4] He vowed to medal in his next event, but instead missed all five targets and fell quickly out of contention. [5] Hakkinen was the lead biathlete for the United States in the relay, and was in first place when he handed off to his teammate; ultimately, however, the United States finished in 9th in the relay. [6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [7]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelay
Flag of Japan.svg 1998 Nagano 42nd60th——17th
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City 26th26th13th—15th
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin 10th78th—13th9th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 76th54th57th—13th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startTeamRelayMixed relay
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 37th———14th20th—
Flag of Slovenia.svg 1998 Pokljuka ——39th—10th——
Flag of Finland.svg 1999 Kontiolahti 48th16th24th18th—18th—
Flag of Norway.svg 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 31st32nd30th——16th—
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2001 Pokljuka 39th31st41st————
Flag of Russia.svg 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk —47th51st——17th—
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Oberhof 70th47thLAP——18th—
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 69th18th23rd———DNS
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2006 Pokljuka ——————18th
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 31st38th18th9th—9th—
Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Östersund —89th———15th—
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang DNF——————
Flag of Russia.svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 80th42nd35th——6th13th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 31st91st———10th—
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

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References

  1. 1 2 Dure, Beau (February 9, 2010). "Improved U.S. team targets increased exposure". USA Today . Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Little, Chelsea (May 16, 2014). "Biathlete on the Rise, Smith Earns National Team Nomination as U.S. Builds for Future". FasterSkier. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Jay Hakkinen Bio". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ Boeck, Greg (February 11, 2006). "USA's Hakkinen skies well, ends a shot short of bronze". USA Today . Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  5. ↑ "American way off-target in quest for biathlon medal". Associated Press. February 14, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Germany wins biathlon relay; U.S. briefly in first". USA Today . February 21, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Jay Hakkinen". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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