Juhani Suutarinen

Juhani Suutarinen
Personal information
Full nameTaisto Juhani Suutarinen
NicknamesJussi
Kärppä-Jussi
Born (1943-05-24) 24 May 1943
Uukuniemi, Parikkala,
South Karelia, Finland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1968, 1972, 1976)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons1 (1977/78)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Sapporo4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1976 Innsbruck4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 Minsk20 km individual
Gold medal – first place1974 Minsk10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place1975 Antholz-Anterselva4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1974 Minsk4 × 7.5 km relay

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

He made his international debut at the 1966 World Championships, but won his first international medal, a silver, in the relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

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. ↑ https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/juhani-suutarinen
  2. ↑ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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