Harri Kirvesniemi

Harri Kirvesniemi (born May 10, 1958, in Mikkeli, Finland) was a cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals (all bronzes), and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000.

His biggest successes though were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned a total of 8 medals. This included one gold (15 km: 1989), three silvers (4 x 10 km: 1989, 1995. 1997), and four bronzes (15 km: 1982, 30 km: 1985, 4 x 10 km: 1982 (shared with East Germany), 1991). Kirvesniemi ended his competition career after being caught in a doping scandal at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

In 1998, he earned the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Fred Børre Lundberg, Larissa Lazutina, and Alexi Prokourorov). He is married to Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1989. This makes them the third husband-wife team to ever win the Holmenkollen medal.

Presently Kirvesniemi works as the Product Manager at Karhu Sporting Goods.

External links

FIS Profile
Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Template:No icon
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Template:No icon

Preceded by Bjarte Engen Vik, Stefania Belmondo, & Bjørn Dæhlie	Holmenkollen medal with Fred Børre Lundberg, Larissa Lazutina, & Alexey Prokurorov 1998	Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Funaki