Teemu Kattilakoski (December 16, 1977 in

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) is a

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cross-country skier who has been competing since 1996. His best finish at the

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was sixth in the 4 × 10 km relay in

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while his best individual finish was eighth in the 50 km event in

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. Kattilakoski's best individual finish at the

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was 27th in the 15 km event at

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. He has a total of four individual victories at various levels all at 10 km from 1998 to 2005. He made an appearance in a commercial for

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, playing one of the background civilians.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *3 podiums – (2 , 1 )

References

External links

*
Official website
1977 births Living people People from Kannus Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub