Mika Kuusisto (born 13 December 1967 in

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) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in

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and also had his best individual

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finish with a 23rd in the 50 km event in those same games. Kuusisto also won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1991

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. He also won his only individual race at a 1997 event in

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 6 podiums – (6 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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* * * 1967 births Living people Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub