Heikki Johannes Ikola (born 9 September 1947) is a Finnish former

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

. Together with his countryman

Juhani Suutarinen Taisto Juhani Suutarinen (born 24 May 1943) is a Finnish former biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the in ...

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 Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ...

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 The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...

Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...

and the

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

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* 1947 births Living people People from Kurikka Finnish male biathletes Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Finland Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Finland Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia {{Finland-biathlon-bio-stub