Kari Härkönen (born 16 July 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the

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with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1982, shared with

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). He was born in

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. Härkönen also finished 13th in the 15 km event at the

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory *2 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 podium Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harkonen, Kari 1959 births Living people People from Ristijärvi Finnish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Skiers from Kainuu 20th-century Finnish sportsmen