Kari Härkönen
Finnish cross-country skier
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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.
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| Nationality |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1959 Ristijärvi, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (1982–1986) | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 1985) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 1 victory
- 2 podiums
Team podiums
- 1 podium
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.