Vesa Hietalahti

Vesa Tapio Hietalahti (born 27 September 1969) is a Finnish former biathlete

Vesa Hietalahti
Personal information
Full nameVesa Tapio Hietalahti
Nickname(s)Vesku
Born (1969-09-27) 27 September 1969
Kauhajoki, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubKauhajoen 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

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
1992 Albertville 6th 17th N/A 8th
1994 Lillehammer 68th 52nd N/A 5th
1998 Nagano DNF N/A
2002 Salt Lake City 19th 25th 22nd 12th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
1990 Minsk 30th N/A N/A 12th 6th N/A
1991 Lahti 49th 43rd N/A N/A 7th N/A
1993 Borovets 44th N/A N/A 15th N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva 27th 31st N/A N/A 10th N/A
1996 Ruhpolding 39th 18th N/A N/A 8th 6th N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 48th 49th N/A 6th 7th N/A
1999 Kontiolahti 20th 56th 42nd N/A 6th N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 13th 22nd 19th 22nd N/A 15th N/A
2001 Pokljuka 27th 59th 44th N/A 5th N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A 15th N/A N/A N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Silver 28th 25th 15th N/A 11th N/A
2004 Oberhof 45th 23rd 29th N/A 16th N/A
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 Lillehammer20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
1 victory
(1 In)
7 December 1995 Östersund20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
2001–02
1 victory
(1 MS)
22 December 2001 Brezno-Osrblie15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

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