Vesa Tapio Hietalahti (born 27 September 1969) is a Finnish former biathlete
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| Full name | Vesa Tapio Hietalahti | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Vesku | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1969 Kauhajoki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional information | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kauhajoen Karhu | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 13 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 (1989/90–2004/05) | ||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1992 Albertville
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6th | 17th | — | 8th |
 1994 Lillehammer
|
68th | 52nd | — | 5th |
 1998 Nagano
|
DNF | — | — | — |
 2002 Salt Lake City
|
19th | 25th | 22nd | 12th |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.
World Championships
edit1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1990 Minsk
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30th | — | — | — | 12th | 6th | — |
 1991 Lahti
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49th | 43rd | — | — | — | 7th | — |
 1993 Borovets
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— | 44th | — | — | — | 15th | — |
 1995 Antholz-Anterselva
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27th | 31st | — | — | — | 10th | — |
 1996 Ruhpolding
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39th | 18th | — | — | 8th | 6th | — |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie
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48th | 49th | — | — | 6th | 7th | — |
| 1999 Kontiolahti
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20th | 56th | 42nd | — | — | 6th | — |
| 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen
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13th | 22nd | 19th | 22nd | — | 15th | — |
 2001 Pokljuka
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27th | 59th | 44th | — | — | 5th | — |
| 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen
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— | — | — | 15th | — | — | — |
 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk
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Silver | 28th | 25th | 15th | — | 11th | — |
| 2004 Oberhof
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45th | 23rd | 29th | — | — | 16th | — |
 2005 Hochfilzen
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7th | 27th | 29th | 24th | — | 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
edit3 victories (2 In, 1 MS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 1 victory (1 In) |
16 March 1995 | Lillehammer |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1995–96 1 victory (1 In) |
7 December 1995 |  Östersund |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2001–02 1 victory (1 MS) |
22 December 2001 | 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.
References
edit- ^ "Vesa Hietalahti". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
edit- Vesa Hietalahti at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Vesa Hietalahti at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Vesa Hietalahti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
