Kari Härkönen
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Kari Härkönen is a former Finnish
cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1982, shared with East Germany). He was born in Ristijärvi
.
Härkönen also finished 13th in the 15 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1982, shared with East Germany). He was born in Ristijärvi
Ristijärvi
Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is.The municipality is unilingually Finnish.-External links:...
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Härkönen also finished 13th in the 15 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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