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.
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| Full name | Heikki Johannes Ikola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hessu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1947 Jurva, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 13 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (1972, 1976, 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nowadays Ikola works as a commentator for Finnish channel Yle.
Biathlon results edit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games edit
3 medals (3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1972 Sapporo
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— | — | Silver |
 1976 Innsbruck
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Silver | — | Silver |
 1980 Lake Placid
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18th | — | — |
- *Sprint was added as an event in 1980.
World Championships edit
7 medals (4 gold, 3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1971 Hämeenlinna
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10th | — | 4th |
| 1973 Lake Placid
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11th | — | 4th |
 1974 Minsk
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4th | 13th | Silver |
 1975 Antholz-Anterselva
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Gold | 4th | Gold |
| 1976 Antholz-Anterselva
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— | 4th | — |
 1977 Lillehammer
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Gold | 5th | Silver |
| 1978 Hochfilzen
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4th | — | — |
 1979 Ruhpolding
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7th | DNF | Silver |
| 1981 Lahti
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Gold | 9th | 6th |
| 1982 Minsk
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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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links edit
- Heikki Ikola at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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