Juhani Suutarinen

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Juhani Suutarinen
Personal information
Full nameTaisto Juhani Suutarinen
Nickname(s)Jussi
Kärppä-Jussi
Born (1943-05-24) 24 May 1943 (age 76)
Uukuniemi, Parikkala,
South Karelia, Finland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1968, 1972, 1976)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons1 (1977/78)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums0

Taisto Juhani Suutarinen (born 24 May 1943) is a Finnish former biathlete.

Biathlon winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle sports shooting

The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race where the contestant with the shortest total time wins. Depending on the competition, missed shots result in extra distance or time being added to the contestant's total.

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]

International Biathlon Union international sport governing body

The International Biathlon Union is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 silver)

EventIndividualRelay
Flag of France.svg 1968 Grenoble 5th
Flag of Japan.svg 1972 Sapporo 30thSilver
Flag of Austria.svg 1976 Innsbruck 13thSilver

World Championships

4 medals (3 gold, 1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Germany.svg 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 22ndN/A5th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1970 Östersund 10thN/A4th
Flag of Finland.svg 1971 Hämeenlinna 23rdN/A
Flag of the United States.svg 1973 Lake Placid 6thN/A4th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1974 Minsk GoldGoldSilver
Flag of Italy.svg 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 32nd33rdGold
Flag of Italy.svg 1976 Antholz-Anterselva N/A40thN/A
Flag of Norway.svg 1977 Lillehammer 20th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.

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References

  1. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.