Vesa Hietalahti

Vesa Hietalahti
Personal information
Full name	Vesa Tapio Hietalahti
Nickname(s)	Vesku
Born	27 September 1969; Kauhajoki, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Kauhajoen Karhu
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	13 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	16 (1989/90–2004/05)
Individual victories	3
Individual podiums	12
Men's biathlon
Representing Finland
World Championships

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

Biathlon results

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

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.

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.

3 victories (2 In, 1 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	16 March 1995	Lillehammer	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1995–96 1 victory (1 In)	7 December 1995	Östersund	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
2001–02 1 victory (1 MS)	22 December 2001	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.

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

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