Erkki Latvala
Erkki Latvala 
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| Full name | Erkki Juhani Latvala |
| Association |
 Finland
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| birthday | August 20, 1965 |
| place of birth | Teuva |
| Career | |
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| society | Kauhajoen Karhu |
| Debut in the World Cup | 1993 |
| status | resigned |
| End of career | 1997 (?) |
| World Cup balance | |
| last change: end of career | |
Erkki Juhani Latvala (born August 20, 1965 in Teuva ) is a former Finnish biathlete .
Erkki Latvala started for Kauhajoen Karhu . He made his World Cup debut at the pre-Olympic competitions in Lillehammer in 1993 and, as seventh of an individual, not only immediately won World Cup points, but also immediately achieved a top ten placement. It also remained the best World Cup result in Latvala's career. The first career highlight was the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, where the Finn 54th of the sprint and, together with Harri Eloranta , Timo Seppälä and Vesa Hietalahti as the starting runner of the season, finished fifth. In 1995 Latvala took part in the World Championships in Antholz , where he was 34th of the sprint and tenth in relay with Ville Räikkönen , Harri Eloranta and Vesa Hietalahti. The last major international event was the 1996 World Championships in Ruhpolding . Latvala was 31st in the individual and sixth in the relay race with Vesa Hietalahti, Ville Räikkönen and Paavo Puurunen . After the 1996/97 season , he ended his international career. Nationally he won silver with the team in 1998 .
Biathlon World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
- 1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
- Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
- Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
- Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
| placement | singles | sprint | persecution | Mass start | team | Season | total |
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| 3rd place | |||||||
| Top 10 | 1 | 4th | 5 | ||||
| Scoring | 2 | 1 | 4th | 7th | |||
| Starts | 13 | 18th | 4th | 35 | |||
| Status : End of career, data may not be complete | |||||||
Web links
- Erkki Latvala in the IBU database (English)
- Erkki Latvala in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Results at the-sports.org
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Latvala, Erkki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Latvala, Erkki Juhani |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teuva |