Eero Hirvonen
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 January 1996 Laukaa, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jyväskylän Hiihtoseura | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2015– | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 19 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Eero Hirvonen (born 30 January 1996) is a Finnish Nordic combined skier. He won a silver medal in the men's team Nordic combined and a bronze medal in the men's individual normal hill Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Hirvonen was born in Laukaa. He debuted in the World Cup in the 2015–16 season in Lahti, Finland on 6 March 2016, finishing 33rd in the Large Hill.[1] His best result in the world cup is 2nd place in the 2016–17 World Cup in Lahti, Finland in January 2017.[2]
Together with Ilkka Herola, he won the 2 x 7,5 km team sprint on 9 February 2019, in front of their home crowd in Lahti.[3]
Nordic combined results
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team LH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 17 | 20 | 8 |
| 2026 | Bronze | 5 | Silver |
World Championships
| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team NH/LH | Team Sprint LH/Mixed Team NH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | DNF2 | 20 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | — | 18 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 8 |
World Cup
Individual Podiums
- 6 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 7 January 2017 |  Lahti |
HS130/10 km | 2nd |
| 2017–18 | 25 November 2017 | Rukatunturi |
HS142/10 km | 2nd |
| 26 November 2017 | HS142/10 km | 3rd | ||
| 17 December 2017 |  Ramsau |
HS98/10 km | 3rd | |
| 14 March 2018 |  Trondheim |
HS140/10 km | 3rd | |
| 17 March 2018 |  Klingenthal |
HS140/10 km | 2nd |
Team Podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place | Team member(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 21 January 2018 |  Chaux-Neuve |
HS118/4x5km | 3rd | Leevi Mutru, Arttu Mäkiaho, Ilkka Herola |
| 3 March 2018 | Lahti |
HS130/2x7,5 km | 3rd | Ilkka Herola | |
| 2018–19 | 9 February 2019 | HS130/2x7,5 km | 1st | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 January 2021 |  Val di Fiemme |
HS106/2x7,5 km | 3rd |
References
- ↑ "HIRVONEN Eero". FIS-ski.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Tomi Salomaa (7 January 2017). "Upea suomalaissuoritus yhdistetyssä! Eero Hirvonen mahtivireessä!" [Great Finnish performance in the combined! Eero Hirvonen in great form!]. Iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ "Herola / Hirvonen fulfil dream of home victory in Lahti". FIS-ski.com. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
External links
- Eero Hirvonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Eero Hirvonen at Milano Cortina 2026
- Eero Hirvonen at Olympics.com
- Eero Hirvonen at Olympedia
- Eero Hirvonen at InterSportStats
- Eero Hirvonen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
- Eero Hirvonen on Instagram
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Finnish male Nordic combined skiers
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- People from Laukaa
- Skiers from Central Finland
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Nordic skiing biography stubs
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs