Kari Härkönen
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1985 Seefeld | 15 km | |
| Bronze | 1982 Oslo | 4 x 10 km | |
Kari Härkönen (born July 16, 1959 in Ristijärvi). 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 (1982, shared with East Germany).
Härkönen also finished 13th in the 15 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
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As 18 km - 1925: Otakar Německý * 1927: John Lindgren * 1929: Veli Saarinen (17 km) * 1930: Arne Rustadstuen (17 km) * 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten * 1933: Nils-Joel Englund * 1934: Sulo Nurmela * 1935: Klaes Karppinen * 1937: Lars Bergendahl * 1938: Pauli Pitkänen * 1939: Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala * 1950: Karl-Erik Åström
As 15 km - 1954: Veikko Hakulinen * 1958: Veikko Hakulinen * 1962: Assar Rönnlund * 1966: Gjermund Eggen * 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund * 1974: Magne Myrmo * 1978: Józef Łuszczek * 1982: Oddvar Brå * 1985: Kari Härkönen * 1987: Marco Albarello * 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan * 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi * 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie * 2001: Per Elofsson * 2003: Axel Teichmann * 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer * 2007: Lars Berger
