Kari Kataja

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Kari Kataja
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NationalityFinnish
Born (1966-04-23) 23 April 1966 (age 55)
Pälkäne, Finland
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Sport Biathlon

Kari Kataja (born 23 April 1966) is a Finnish biathlete. He competed in the men's 20 km individual event at the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kari Kataja Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2019.