Ikola
Ikola may refer to: Geography * Ikola, Finland, a former village in the former municipality Kivennapa, Finland * Ikola, Tanzania, a ward in Mpanda District, Tanzania People with the surname * Heikki Ikola (born 1947), Finnish biathlete * Willard Ikola Willard John Ikola (born July 28, 1932) is an American retired ice hockey player and high school boys' hockey coach. Born in Eveleth, Minnesota, a powerhouse in hockey (owning seven state high school championships, including the very first Minneso ...

Mpanda District
Mpanda District is one of the five districts of the Katavi Region of Tanzania. Its administrative seat is the city of Mpanda. The district is bordered to the northwest by the Kigoma Region, to the northeast by the Tabora Region, to the east by the Mbeya Region, to the southeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the southwest by the Nkasi District and to the west (for a small portion) by Lake Tanganyika. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mpanda District was 412,683. History Historically Mpanda District was part of Tabora, but in 1975 it was transferred into the newly created Rukwa Region. In 2012 Mpanda District was transferred into the Katavi Region. Mpanda owes its origins to the discovery of gold in 1934 by a very determined Belgian geologist and mining engineer called Jean de La Vallee Poussin. He obtained the concession and after then discovering a commercially viable deposit of lead and zinc, managed to develop the underground min ...
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Heikki Ikola
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. 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 The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) ...
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