Esko Saira

Esko Saira
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's biathlon
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo 4 x 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck 4 x 7.5 km relay
World championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual

Esko Saira (born June 14, 1938, in Lemi, South Karelia) is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.[1]

At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck he again received a team silver medal. [2]

References

  1. ^ "1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan – Biathlon" Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 25, 2008)
  2. ^ "1976 Winter Olympics – Innsbruck, Austria – Biathlon" Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 25, 2008)


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