Arto Ilmari Koivisto (born 7 December 1947 in
Isojoki
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) is a
Finnish
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former
cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 15 km bronze at the
1976 Winter Olympics
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in
Innsbruck
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.
Koivisto also won the 15 km event at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
It takes place in March ...
in 1976.
Doping ban
Koivisto tested positive for
ephedrine
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and
codine
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Cast
* Alexandru Virgil Platon as Codine
* Françoise Brion as Irène
* Ne ...
at the 1981 Finnish Skiing Championships, and lost two bronze medals. He claimed the source of the substances was a cough medicine prescribed to him by a doctor, and he got a one-month sanction from the sport.
En lång följetong
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Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
People from Isojoki
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Finnish male cross-country skiers
Finnish sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in cross-country skiing
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Olympic gold medalists for Finland
Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia
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