Vesa Hietalahti

Vesa Hietalahti
Personal information
Full nameVesa Tapio Hietalahti
Nickname(s)Vesku
Born (1969-09-27) 27 September 1969 (age 51)
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
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 20 km individual

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

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
France 1992 Albertville 6th 17th N/A 8th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 68th 52nd N/A 5th
Japan 1998 Nagano DNF N/A
United States 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
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 30th N/A N/A 12th 6th N/A
Finland 1991 Lahti 49th 43rd N/A N/A 7th N/A
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 44th N/A N/A 15th N/A
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 27th 31st N/A N/A 10th N/A
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 39th 18th N/A N/A 8th 6th N/A
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 48th 49th N/A 6th 7th N/A
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 20th 56th 42nd N/A 6th N/A
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 13th 22nd 19th 22nd N/A 15th N/A
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 27th 59th 44th N/A 5th N/A
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A 15th N/A N/A N/A
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Silver 28th 25th 15th N/A 11th N/A
Germany 2004 Oberhof 45th 23rd 29th N/A 16th N/A
Austria 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 Norway Lillehammer 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1995–96
1 victory
(1 In)
7 December 1995 Sweden Östersund 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
2001–02
1 victory
(1 MS)
22 December 2001 Slovakia 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

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

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