Harri Kirvesniemi

Harri Kirvesniemi
Kirvesniemi in February 2017
Full name Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi
Born (1958-05-10) 10 May 1958
Mikkeli, Finland
Ski club Mikkelin Hiihtaejaet
World Cup career
Seasons 1982–2001
Individual wins 6
Indiv. podiums 16
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 6
World Championships 1 3 4
Total 1 3 10
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid 4 x 10 km relay
1984 Sarajevo 15 km
1984 Sarajevo 4 x 10 km relay
1992 Albertville 4 x 10 km relay
1994 Lillehammer 4 x 10 km relay
1998 Nagano 4 x 10 km relay
World Championships
1989 Lahti 15 km classical
1989 Lahti 4 x 10 km relay
1995 Thunder Bay 4 x 10 km relay
1997 Trondheim 4 x 10 km relay
1982 Oslo 15 km
1982 Oslo 4 x 10 km relay
1985 Seefeld 30 km
1991 Val di Fiemme 4 x 10 km relay
Disqualified 2001 Lahti 4 x 10 km relay

Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi (born 10 May 1958 in Mikkeli) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals (all bronzes), and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000.

Career

His biggest successes though were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned a total of eight medals. This included one gold (15 km: 1989), three silvers (4 x 10 km: 1989, 1995. 1997), and four bronzes (15 km: 1982, 30 km: 1985, 4 x 10 km: 1982 (shared with East Germany), 1991). In 1998, he earned the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Fred Børre Lundberg, Larissa Lazutina, and Alexey Prokurorov). He was married to Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1989. This makes them the third husband-wife team to ever win the Holmenkollen medal.

During the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, he tested positive for use of the banned plasma expander Hemohes together with five fellow Finnish cross-country skiers. This resulted in the disqualification of the gold-medal winning Finnish relay team. Following the scandal, Kirvesniemi retired from competitive skiing. In 2013, he received a 6-month suspended sentence after the Helsinki District Court found that he had committed perjury when witnessing to the court in 2011 that he was unaware of any doping use in the 1990s.[1]

Presently Kirvesniemi works as the Plant Manager and Board Member at Yoko Ski.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Individual podiums

  • 6 victories
  • 16 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 23 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway15 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]3rd
219 March 1982Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
327 March 1982Italy Kastelruth, Italy15 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
4 1983–84 10 December 1983West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany15 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
513 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia15 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]3rd
6 1984–85 18 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]3rd
73 March 1985Finland Lahti, Finland50 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
81986–8710 January 1987Canada Canmore, Canada15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
9 1987–88 27 March 1988Finland Rovaniemi, Finland50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
101988–8922 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]1st
11 1989–90 10 March 1990Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
12 1990–91 16 March 1991Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
131993–9412 March 1994Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
141994–9514 January 1995Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
15 1999–00 12 January 2000Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1611 March 2000Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 7 victories
  • 23 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1981–82 25 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]3rdHärkönen / Karvonen / Mieto
2 1983–84 16 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 x 10 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdRistanen / Mieto / Karvonen
3 1985–86 9 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdHynninen / Ristanen / Karvonen
4 1986–87 19 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLaukkanen / Ristanen / Karvonen
5 1988–89 24 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]2ndKarvonen / Ristanen / Räsänen
6 1990–91 15 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]3rdKuusisto / Isometsä / Räsänen
7 1991–92 18 February 1992France Albertville, France4 x 10 km Relay MOlympic Games[1]3rdKuusisto / Räsänen / Isometsä
8 1993–94 22 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MOlympic Games[1]3rdMyllylä / Räsänen / Isometsä
94 March 1994Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stRepo / Isometsä / Räsänen
101994–9515 January 1995Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stHietamäki / Isometsä / Myllylä
1112 February 1995Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stHietamäki / Kuusisto / Repo
1217 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]2ndHietamäki / Räsänen / Isometsä
1326 March 1995Japan Sapporo, Japan4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdKuusisto / Repo / Isometsä
141995–9614 January 1996Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stRepo / Myllylä / Isometsä
151996–9724 November 1996Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stRepo / Myllylä / Isometsä
168 December 1996Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stIsometsä / Repo / Myllylä
1728 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]2ndMyllylä / Räsänen / Isometsä
18 1997–98 23 November 1997Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndIsometsä / Repo / Taipale
196 March 1998Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stMyllylä / Repo / Isometsä
20 1998–99 14 March 1999Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndImmonen / Myllylä / Repo
21 1999–00 19 December 1999Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndImmonen / Myllylä / Isometsä
225 March 2000Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndImmonen / Kattilakoski / Repo
23 2000–01 26 November 2000Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndImmonen / Myllylä / Repo

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Passi, Minna (18 October 2013). "Ex-hiihtäjille ehdollista dopingjupakasta – oikeuden mukaan kolmikko käytti kiellettyjä aineita". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Athlete : KIRVESNIEMI Harri". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • Harri Kirvesniemi at the International Ski Federation
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Harri Kirvesniemi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  • Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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