Kari Härkönen

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.

Kari Härkönen
Country	Finland
Born	(1959-07-16) 16 July 1959 (age 64) Ristijärvi, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons	5 – (1982–1986)
Starts	16
Podiums	2
Wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (7th in 1985)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland World Championships 1985 Seefeld 15 km 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

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	Cogne, Italy	15 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
2		22 January 1985	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	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. . 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.

External links

• Kari Haerkoenen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation