Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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Finland
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...

competed 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....

, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...

.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 
Women's 5 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 
Women's 10 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 
Women's 20 km
Ski jumping
Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
-Large hill:February 18, 1984-Normal hill:February 12, 1984-References:*...

 
Men's large hill (K120 individual 90m)
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 
Men's 15 km
Nordic combined
Nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics
-Men's event:February 12, 1984-References:*...

 
Men's individual
Ski jumping
Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
-Large hill:February 18, 1984-Normal hill:February 12, 1984-References:*...

 
Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m)
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 
Men's 15 km
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|| Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 ||Men's 4 x 10 km relay
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Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 ||Men's 50 km
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|| Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...

 ||Women's 4 x 5 km relay
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Nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics
-Men's event:February 12, 1984-References:*...

 ||Men's individual
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Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
-Large hill:February 18, 1984-Normal hill:February 12, 1984-References:*...

 ||Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m)
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Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Risto Punkka 4 34:28.5 34
Tapio Piipponen 1 32:28.7 15
Toivo Mäkikyrö 2 32:22.5 13

Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Keijo Tiitola 1'14:32.8 5 1'19:32.8 18
Arto Jääskeläinen 1'14:23.3 5 1'19:23.3 16
Tapio Piipponen 1'12:38.4 6 1'18:38.4 12


Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Keijo Tiitola
Toivo Mäkikyrö
Arto Jääskeläinen
Tapio Piipponen
2 1'43:16.0 7


1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

2One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Kari Härkönen
Kari Härkönen
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...

42:49.3 13
Juha Mieto
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...

42:05.8 4
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...

41:45.6
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski...

41:34.9
30 km Kari Ristanen
Kari Ristanen
Kari Ristanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....

1'33:02.6 17
Juha Mieto
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...

1'31:48.3 8
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...

1'31:37.4 7
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski...

1'30:59.7 5
50 km Kari Ristanen
Kari Ristanen
Kari Ristanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....

2'23:10.6 15
Juha Mieto
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...

2'21:53.1 10
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...

2'18:34.1 4
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski...

2'17:04.7


Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Kari Ristanen
Kari Ristanen
Kari Ristanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....


Juha Mieto
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...


Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...


Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen
Aki Karvonen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski...

1'56:31.4


Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Marjo Matikainen 18:21.6 22
Eija Hyytiäinen 18:11.6 19
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 x 5 km relay bronze medals at the Winter Olympics....

17:48.0 10
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay...

17:04.0
10 km Erja Kuivalainen 35:35.2 37
Eija Hyytiäinen 34:33.8 25
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 x 5 km relay bronze medals at the Winter Olympics....

34:13.4 19
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay...

31:44.2
20 km Erja Kuivalainen 1'07:26.4 29
Eija Hyytiäinen 1'05:38.8 17
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 x 5 km relay bronze medals at the Winter Olympics....

1'04:37.6 9
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay...

1'01:45.0


Women's 4 x 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Määttä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 x 5 km relay bronze medals at the Winter Olympics....


Eija Hyytiäinen
Marjo Matikainen
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay...

1'07:36.7

Ice hockey

Group B

Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.
Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
5 5 0 0 38 7 10
5 4 1 0 24 10 8
5 2 2 1 27 19 5
5 1 2 2 16 17 4
5 1 4 0 13 37 2
5 0 4 1 15 43 1

  • Finland 4-3 Austria
  • Finland 16-2 Norway
  • Canada 4-2 Finland
  • Czechoslovakia 7-2 Finland
  • Finland 3-3 USA

Leading scorers

Rk Team GP G A Pts
4th Raimo Summanen
Raimo Summanen
Raimo Olavi Summanen , is a former professional ice hockey forward and also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks...

6 4 7 11
6th Petri Skriko
Petri Skriko
Petri Kalevi Skriko is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player, best remembered for his seasons starring in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980s...

6 6 4 10

  • Team Roster
  • Kari Takko
    Kari Takko
    Kari Maurits Takko is a retired Finnish ice hockey goaltender.- Playing career :He played six seasons in the NHL, serving as a backup to Don Beaupre, Jon Casey and Bill Ranford. He was selected in the tenth round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, 200th overall, by the Quebec Nordiques, but was unable...

  • Jorma Valtonen
    Jorma Valtonen
    Pertti Leo Jorma Valtonen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.Valtonen, who was born in Turku, Finland, played for Jokerit, TPS, Rosenlewin Urheilijat -38 and Ässät. In Italy Valtonen played for Gardena ja HC Alleghe. In West Germany he played for EHC 70 München...

  • Timo Jutila
    Timo Jutila
    Timo Juhani Jutila is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman.Jutila was drafted by Buffalo Sabres in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...

  • Markus Lehto
  • Petteri Lehto
    Petteri Lehto
    Mika Jukka Petteri Lehto is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for TPS, KalPa, and Pittsburgh Penguins. After his playing career, Lehto became an NHL Scout.- Career statistics :- External links :...

  • Pertti Lehtonen
    Pertti Lehtonen
    Pertti Lehtonen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. His nickname was "Ruoska" because of his strong slapshot.-External links:*...

  • Arto Ruotanen
    Arto Ruotanen
    Arto Sakari Ruotanen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Kärpät. He was introduced into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. He is 5'11" tall and nicknamed 'Artsi'.-External links:*...

  • Simo Saarinen
    Simo Saarinen
    Simo Olavi Saarinen is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman- Playing career :Simo Saarinen started his career in his hometown team Helsingin IFK. Saarinen played once in the European Junior Ice Hockey Championships and twice in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was soon noticed...

  • Ville Sirén
    Ville Sirén
    Ville Jussi Sirén is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defender.He later began working as an ice hockey scout for the Washington Capitals and Ilves. He scouts for the St. Louis Blues.-External links:*...

  • Raimo Helminen
    Raimo Helminen
    Raimo Ilmari Helminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans...

  • Risto Jalo
    Risto Jalo
    Risto Uolevi Jalo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. He played for Ilves, HPK, and Edmonton Oilers. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.-External links:*...

  • Arto Javanainen
    Arto Javanainen
    Arto Kalevi Javanainen was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He was the first European draft pick in Pittsburgh Penguins history, going in the fifth round .-Career:...

  • Erkki Laine
    Erkki Laine
    Erkki Laine was a Finnish ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Alberta.His daughter, Emma Laine, is one of the top Finnish tennis players....

  • Anssi Melametsä
    Anssi Melametsä
    Anssi Ilari Melametsä is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for Jokerit, HIFK, and Winnipeg Jets.- External links :...

  • Jarmo Mäkitalo
  • Hannu Oksanen
  • Arto Sirviö
    Arto Sirviö
    Arto Tapio Ilmari Sirviö is a retired professional Finnish ice hockey player. Currently he is the General Manager of Kouvolan Kiekko-65 who play in Mestis, the second highest league in Finland....

  • Petri Skriko
    Petri Skriko
    Petri Kalevi Skriko is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player, best remembered for his seasons starring in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980s...

  • Raimo Summanen
    Raimo Summanen
    Raimo Olavi Summanen , is a former professional ice hockey forward and also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks...

  • Harri Tuohimaa
  • Head Coaches: Alpo Suhonen
    Alpo Suhonen
    Alpo Suhonen was the first European-born NHL head coach in 50 years when he took over the Chicago Blackhawks on 22 May 2000.- Coaching career :...

     and Reino Ruotsalainen

Nordic combined

Events:
  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Rauno Miettinen
Rauno Miettinen
Rauno Miettinen is a former Finnish Nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

Individual 79.5 86.0 205.5 6 49:02.2 197.470 9 402.970 4
Jouko Karjalainen
Jouko Karjalainen
Jouko Karjalainen is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics....

83.0 83.0 196.9 15 46:32.0 220.000 1 416.900
Jukka Ylipulli
Jukka Ylipulli
Jukka Ylipulli is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s and early 1990s...

84.0 86.0 208.3 5 48:28.5 202.525 5 410.825

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Markku Pusenius
Markku Pusenius
Markku Pusenius . was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg....

Normal hill 79.5 89.2 85.0 99.0 188.2 20
Jari Puikkonen
Jari Puikkonen
Jari Puikkonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1991. Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tournament competition in Oberstdorf on December 30, 1977. He won his first World Cup victory at Innsbruck in 1981...

81.5 95.4 91.5 117.4 212.8
Pentti Kokkonen
Pentti Kokkonen
Pentti Kokkonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1986. He won three medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two golds and one bronze...

84.0 101.4 84.0 99.9 201.3 12
Matti Nykänen
Matti Nykänen
Matti Ensio Nykänen is a Finnish former ski jumper who won five Olympic medals , nine World Championships medals and 22 Finnish Championships medals . Most notably, Nykänen won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most...

91.0 114.1 84.0 99.9 214.0
Pentti Kokkonen
Pentti Kokkonen
Pentti Kokkonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1986. He won three medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two golds and one bronze...

Large hill 98.5 90.1 99.0 92.3 182.4 14
Markku Pusenius
Markku Pusenius
Markku Pusenius . was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg....

100.5 93.4 97.0 87.5 180.9 16
Jari Puikkonen
Jari Puikkonen
Jari Puikkonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1991. Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tournament competition in Oberstdorf on December 30, 1977. He won his first World Cup victory at Innsbruck in 1981...

103.5 100.1 102.0 96.5 196.6 5
Matti Nykänen
Matti Nykänen
Matti Ensio Nykänen is a Finnish former ski jumper who won five Olympic medals , nine World Championships medals and 22 Finnish Championships medals . Most notably, Nykänen won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most...

116.0 119.1 111.0 112.1 231.2

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Urpo Pikkupeura
Urpo Pikkupeura
Urpo Paavo Pikkupeura, a.k.a. Upi, is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Currently he is a sports teacher in a Finnish mid-school in Kerava.-References:*...

39.88 27
Jouko Vesterlund
Jouko Vesterlund
Jouko Valdemar Vesterlund is a former speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-References:*...

39.15 17
1000 m Urpo Pikkupeura
Urpo Pikkupeura
Urpo Paavo Pikkupeura, a.k.a. Upi, is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Currently he is a sports teacher in a Finnish mid-school in Kerava.-References:*...

1:19.13 23
Jouko Vesterlund
Jouko Vesterlund
Jouko Valdemar Vesterlund is a former speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-References:*...

1:18.12 12
1500 m Pertti Niittylä
Pertti Niittylä
Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....

2:00.01 9
5000 m Pertti Niittylä
Pertti Niittylä
Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....

7:17.97 6
10,000 m Pertti Niittylä
Pertti Niittylä
Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....

15:15.18 18
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