Heikki Ikola
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| Full name | Heikki Johannes Ikola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Hessu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1947 Jurva, Finland |
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 13 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (1972, 1976, 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 10 (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 5 (1977/78–1981/82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heikki Johannes Ikola (born 9 September 1947) is a Finnish former biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay. He also won the sprint title in 1977 and 1981.
Nowadays Ikola works as a commentator for Finnish channel Yle.
Contents
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
3 medals (3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1972 Sapporo |
— | N/A | Silver |
 1976 Innsbruck |
Silver | N/A | Silver |
 1980 Lake Placid |
18th | — | — |
- *Sprint was added as an event in 1980.
World Championships
7 medals (4 gold, 3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1971 Hämeenlinna |
10th | N/A | 4th |
| 1973 Lake Placid |
11th | N/A | 4th |
 1974 Minsk |
4th | 13th | Silver |
 1975 Antholz-Anterselva |
Gold | 4th | Gold |
| 1976 Antholz-Anterselva |
N/A | 4th | N/A |
 1977 Lillehammer |
Gold | 5th | Silver |
| 1978 Hochfilzen |
4th | — | — |
 1979 Ruhpolding |
7th | DNF | Silver |
| 1981 Lahti |
Gold | 9th | 6th |
 1982 Minsk |
26th | 16th | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Sprint was added as an event in 1974.
Individual victories
1 victory (1 In)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1980–81 1 victory (1 In) |
12 February 1981 | Lahti |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
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External links
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