Juha Lallukka (born 27 October 1979 in

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cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2018. He finished 34th in the 15 km event at the

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, Canada. Lallukka's best finish at the

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was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay in

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while his best individual finish was eighth in the 50 km event at the same championships. His best World Cup result was a third-fastest stage time in the 15 km pursuit race in

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in 2009. On 16 November 2011 it was reported that he had tested positive for

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. He was banned for two years.WADA says HGH test validated by skier's ban sports.yahoo.com 28 November 2014
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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

* 1979 births Living people People from Kouvola Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Finnish sportspeople in doping cases Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Doping cases in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub