Heikki Ikola
Finnish biathlete
Heikki Ikola
Full name Heikki Johannes Ikola Nickname Hessu Born (1947-09-09 ) 9 September 1947 (age 77) Jurva , Finland Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Sport Biathlon World Cup debut 13 January 1978 Teams 3 (1972 , 1976 , 1980 )Medals 3 (0 gold)Teams 10 (1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1981 , 1982 )Medals 7 (4 gold)Seasons 5 (1977/78–1981/82)Individual victories 1 Individual podiums 2
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 .
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union .[ 1]
Olympic Games
3 medals (3 silver)
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.
World Championships
7 medals (4 gold, 3 silver)
*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)
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup , Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games .
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1966: (Ivar Nordkild , Olav Jordet , Jon Istad , Ragnar Tveiten )
1967: (Ola Wærhaug , Olav Jordet , Jon Istad , Ragnar Tveiten )
1969: (Alexander Tikhonov , Viktor Mamatov , Vladimir Gundartsev , Rinnat Safin )
1970: (Alexander Tikhonov , Rinnat Safin , Alexander Ushakov , Viktor Mamatov )
1971: (Alexander Tikhonov , Nikolay Muzhytov , Rinnat Safin , Viktor Mamatov )
1973: (Gennady Kovalyev , Rinnat Safin , Juri Kolmakov , Alexander Tikhonov )
1974: (Alexander Ushakov , Alexander Tikhonov , Juri Kolmakov , Nikolay Kruglov )
1975: (Henrik Flöjt , Simo Halonen , Juhani Suutarinen , Heikki Ikola )
1977: (Aleksandr Elizarov , Alexander Ushakov , Nikolay Kruglov , Alexander Tikhonov )
1978: (Manfred Beer , Klaus Siebert , Frank Ullrich , Eberhard Rösch )
1979: (Manfred Beer , Klaus Siebert , Frank Ullrich , Eberhard Rösch )
1981: (Mathias Jung , Matthias Jacob , Frank Ullrich , Eberhard Rösch )
1982: (Mathias Jung , Matthias Jacob , Frank Ullrich , Bernd Hellmich )
1983: (Sergei Bulygin , Algimantas Šalna , Juri Kashkarov , Petr Miloradov )
1985: (Juri Kashkarov , Algimantas Šalna , Andrei Zenkov , Sergei Bulygin )
1986: (Dmitry Vasilyev , Juri Kashkarov , Valeriy Medvedtsev , Sergei Bulygin )
1987: (Jürgen Wirth , Frank-Peter Roetsch , Matthias Jacob , André Sehmisch )
1989: (Frank Luck , André Sehmisch , Frank-Peter Roetsch , Birk Anders )
1990: (Pieralberto Carrara , Wilfried Pallhuber , Johann Passler , Andreas Zingerle )
1991: (Ricco Groß , Frank Luck , Mark Kirchner , Fritz Fischer )
1993: (Wilfried Pallhuber , Johann Passler , Pieralberto Carrara , Andreas Zingerle )
1995: (Ricco Groß , Mark Kirchner , Frank Luck , Sven Fischer )
1996: (Viktor Maigourov , Vladimir Drachev , Sergei Tarasov , Aleksey Kobelev )
1997: (Ricco Groß , Peter Sendel , Sven Fischer , Frank Luck )
1999: (Alexei Aidarov , Petr Ivashko , Vadim Sashurin , Oleg Ryzhenkov )
2000: (Viktor Maigourov , Sergei Rozhkov , Vladimir Drachev , Pavel Rostovtsev )
2001: (Gilles Marguet , Vincent Defrasne , Julien Robert , Raphaël Poirée )
2003: (Peter Sendel , Sven Fischer , Ricco Groß , Frank Luck )
2004: (Frank Luck , Ricco Groß , Sven Fischer , Michael Greis )
2005: (Halvard Hanevold , Stian Eckhoff , Egil Gjelland , Ole Einar Bjørndalen )
2007: (Ivan Tcherezov , Maxim Chudov , Dmitri Yaroshenko , Nikolay Kruglov Jr. )
2008: (Ivan Tcherezov , Nikolay Kruglov Jr. , Dmitri Yaroshenko , Maxim Chudov )
2009: (Emil Hegle Svendsen , Lars Berger , Halvard Hanevold , Ole Einar Bjørndalen )
2011: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Alexander Os , Emil Hegle Svendsen , Tarjei Bø )
2012: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Rune Brattsveen , Tarjei Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen )
2013: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Henrik L'Abée-Lund , Tarjei Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen )
2015: (Erik Lesser , Daniel Böhm , Arnd Peiffer , Simon Schempp )
2016: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen )
2017: (Alexey Volkov , Maxim Tsvetkov , Anton Babikov , Anton Shipulin )
2019: (Lars Helge Birkeland , Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø )
2020: (Émilien Jacquelin , Martin Fourcade , Simon Desthieux , Quentin Fillon Maillet )
2021: (Sturla Holm Lægreid , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø , Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen )
2023: (Antonin Guigonnat , Fabien Claude , Émilien Jacquelin , Quentin Fillon Maillet )
2024: (Viktor Brandt , Jesper Nelin , Martin Ponsiluoma , Sebastian Samuelsson )