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Kari Härkönen

Kari Härkönen
Country Finland
Born (1959-07-16) 16 July 1959 (age 65)
Ristijärvi, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (1982–1986)
Indiv. starts16
Indiv. podiums2
Indiv. wins1
Team starts2
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (7th in 1985)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 15 km
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Kari Härkönen (born 16 July 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1982, shared with East Germany). He was born in Ristijärvi.

Härkönen also finished 13th in the 15 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 20 19 — — —
1984 24 13 — — —

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982 22 — 12 — Bronze
1985 25 Gold 5 4 4

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1982 22 41
1983 23 41
1984 24 27
1985 25 7
1986 26 NC

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1984–85  9 December 1984 Italy Cogne, Italy 15 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 22 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 15 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1981–82  25 February 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 3rd Karvonen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kari Härkönen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Athlete : HAERKOENEN Kari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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