Vesa Hietalahti

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Vesa Hietalahti
Personal information
Full name Vesa Tapio Hietalahti
Nickname(s) Vesku
Born (1969-09-27) 27 September 1969 (age 48)
Kauhajoki, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Kauhajoen Karhu
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams13 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 (1989/90–2004/05)
Individual victories3
Individual podiums12

Vesa Tapio Hietalahti (born 27 September 1969) 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

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville 6th 17th N/A 8th
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer 68th 52nd N/A 5th
Flag of Japan.svg 1998 Nagano DNF N/A
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City 19th 25th 22nd 12th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

1 medal (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startTeamRelayMixed relay
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1990 Minsk 30th N/A N/A 12th 6th N/A
Flag of Finland.svg 1991 Lahti 49th 43rd N/A N/A 7th N/A
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1993 Borovets 44th N/A N/A 15th N/A
Flag of Italy.svg 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 27th 31st N/A N/A 10th N/A
Flag of Germany.svg 1996 Ruhpolding 39th 18th N/A N/A 8th 6th N/A
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 48th 49th N/A 6th 7th N/A
Flag of Finland.svg 1999 Kontiolahti 20th 56th 42nd N/A 6th N/A
Flag of Norway.svg 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 13th 22nd 19th 22nd N/A 15th N/A
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2001 Pokljuka 27th 59th 44th N/A 5th N/A
Flag of Norway.svg 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A 15th N/A N/A N/A
Flag of Russia.svg 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Silver 28th 25th 15th N/A 11th N/A
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Oberhof 45th 23rd 29th N/A 16th N/A
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 7th 27th 29th 24th N/A 12th
*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 pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

3 victories (2 In, 1 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1994–95
1 victory
(1 In)
16 March 1995 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1995–96
1 victory
(1 In)
7 December 1995 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
2001–02
1 victory
(1 MS)
22 December 2001 Flag of Slovakia.svg Brezno-Osrblie 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

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References

  1. "Vesa Hietalahti". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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