Juhani Suutarinen

Juhani Suutarinen
Personal information
Full name Taisto Juhani Suutarinen
Nickname(s) Jussi
Kärppä-Jussi
Born (1943-05-24) 24 May 1943
Uukuniemi, Parikkala,
South Karelia, Finland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams 3 (1968, 1972, 1976)
Medals 2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 8 (1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Medals 4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 1 (1977/78)
Individual victories 0
Individual podiums 0

Taisto Juhani Suutarinen (born 24 May 1943) is a Finnish former biathlete.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 silver)

Event Individual Relay
France 1968 Grenoble — 5th
Japan 1972 Sapporo 30th Silver
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 13th Silver

World Championships

4 medals (3 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
West Germany 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 22nd N/A 5th
Sweden 1970 Östersund 10th N/A 4th
Finland 1971 Hämeenlinna 23rd N/A —
United States 1973 Lake Placid 6th N/A 4th
Soviet Union 1974 Minsk Gold Gold Silver
Italy 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 32nd 33rd Gold
Italy 1976 Antholz-Anterselva N/A 40th N/A
Norway 1977 Lillehammer — 20th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.

References

  1. ↑ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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