Harri Kirvesniemi
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi (born 10 May 1958) 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. He retired after being caught doping at the 2001 World Championship in Lahti.
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 × 10 km relay: 1989, 1995. 1997), and four bronzes (15 km: 1982, 30 km: 1985, 4 × 10 km relay: 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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 6 medals – (6 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21 | — | 8 | — | 18 | — | Bronze |
| 1984 | 25 | — | Bronze | — | 7 | 4 | Bronze |
| 1988 | 29 | — | 8 | — | 9 | 22 | 8 |
| 1992 | 33 | 6 | — | 11 | 10 | — | Bronze |
| 1994 | 35 | 9 | — | DNS | — | 12 | Bronze |
| 1998 | 39 | 13 | — | DNS | 6 | — | Bronze |
World Championships
- 8 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23 | — | Bronze | — | — | — | 9 | — | Bronze |
| 1985 | 26 | — | 6 | — | — | Bronze | 7 | — | 4 |
| 1987 | 28 | — | 12 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 6 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | Gold | — | — | 4 | 23 | — | Silver |
| 1991 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | Bronze |
| 1993 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 |
| 1995 | 36 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | Silver |
| 1997 | 38 | 8 | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — | Silver |
| 1999 | 40 | 13 | — | — | DNF | — | 13 | — | 5 |
| 2001 | 42 | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | DSQ |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1982 | 23 | Script error: No such module "sort". | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | Script error: No such module "sort". | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 32 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 33 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 36 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 37 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 38 | 29 | 35 | — | 26 |
| 1998 | 39 | 38 | 37 | — | 36 |
| 1999 | 40 | 33 | 30 | — | 61 |
| 2000 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 6 victories
- 16 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 23 February 1982 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 15 km Individual | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd |
| 2 | 19 March 1982 | Template:Flagicon Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 27 March 1982 | Template:Flagicon Kastelruth, Italy | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 1983–84 | 10 December 1983 | Template:Flagicon Reit im Winkl, West Germany | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 13 February 1984 | Template:Flagicon Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 15 km Individual | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | |
| 6 | 1984–85 | 18 January 1985 | Template:Flagicon Seefeld, Austria | 30 km Individual | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd |
| 7 | 3 March 1985 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 50 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 8 | 1986–87 | 10 January 1987 | Template:Flagicon Canmore, Canada | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 9 | 1987–88 | 27 March 1988 | Template:Flagicon Rovaniemi, Finland | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 1988–89 | 22 February 1989 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 1st |
| 11 | 1989–90 | 10 March 1990 | Template:Flagicon Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 12 | 1990–91 | 16 March 1991 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 13 | 1993–94 | 12 March 1994 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 14 | 1994–95 | 14 January 1995 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 15 | 1999–00 | 12 January 2000 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 16 | 11 March 2000 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 7 victories
- 23 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Härkönen / Karvonen / Mieto |
| 2 | 1983–84 | 16 February 1984 | Template:Flagicon Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 10 km Relay | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Ristanen / Mieto / Karvonen |
| 3 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Hynninen / Ristanen / Karvonen |
| 4 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Laukkanen / Ristanen / Karvonen |
| 5 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 2nd | Karvonen / Ristanen / Räsänen |
| 6 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | Template:Flagicon Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Kuusisto / Isometsä / Räsänen |
| 7 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 | Template:Flagicon Albertville, France | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Kuusisto / Räsänen / Isometsä |
| 8 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | Template:Flagicon Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Myllylä / Räsänen / Isometsä |
| 9 | 4 March 1994 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Isometsä / Räsänen | |
| 10 | 1994–95 | 15 January 1995 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Isometsä / Myllylä |
| 11 | 12 February 1995 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Kuusisto / Repo | |
| 12 | 17 March 1995 | Template:Flagicon Thunder Bay, Canada | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 2nd | Hietamäki / Räsänen / Isometsä | |
| 13 | 26 March 1995 | Template:Flagicon Sapporo, Japan | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuusisto / Repo / Isometsä | |
| 14 | 1995–96 | 14 January 1996 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Myllylä / Isometsä |
| 15 | 1996–97 | 24 November 1996 | Template:Flagicon Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Myllylä / Isometsä |
| 16 | 8 December 1996 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Isometsä / Repo / Myllylä | |
| 17 | 28 February 1997 | Template:Flagicon Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 2nd | Myllylä / Räsänen / Isometsä | |
| 18 | 1997–98 | 23 November 1997 | Template:Flagicon Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Isometsä / Repo / Taipale |
| 19 | 6 March 1998 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Myllylä / Repo / Isometsä | |
| 20 | 1998–99 | 14 March 1999 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Myllylä / Repo |
| 21 | 1999–00 | 19 December 1999 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Myllylä / Isometsä |
| 22 | 5 March 2000 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kattilakoski / Repo | |
| 23 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | Template:Flagicon Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Myllylä / Repo |
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See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
References
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External links
- Template:FIS cross-country skier
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- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Template:In lang
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Template:In lang
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- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Doping cases in cross-country skiing
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- Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
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- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
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