Mikko Uusipaikka
Mikko Uusipaikka 
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 Finland
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| birthday | March 22, 1976 |
| place of birth | Toholampi |
| Career | |
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| society | UK Ullava |
| Debut in the World Cup | 1998 |
| status | resigned |
| End of career | 2003 (?) |
| World Cup balance | |
| Overall World Cup | 60th ( 1998/99 ) |
| last change: November 16, 2010 | |
Mikko Uusipaikka (born March 22, 1976 in Toholampi ) is a former Finnish biathlete .
Mikko Uusipaikka lives and trained in Ullava , where he competed for UK Ullava . In 1994 he started biathlon. He made his debut in the biathlon world cup at the start of the 1998/99 season in Hochfilzen and was 58th of an individual. At the next station of the World Cup in Osrblie he won World Cup points for the first time as 21st in the sprint and 23rd in the pursuit. The 21st place in the sprint was also his best result in the World Cup. He was also on the side of Ville Raikkonen , Paavo Puurunen and Vesa Hietalahti fifth with the Finnish relay. In RuhpoldingThe Finnish season was only a little later third with the same line-up. The high point of a successful season were the 1999 biathlon world championships in Kontiolahti , where the Finn finished 45th in the sprint and 57th in the pursuit. With the season, which again appeared in the line-up Raikkonen - Hietalahti - Uusipaikka - Puurunen, he ran to sixth place. In the following seasons Uusipaikka never again reached World Cup points. At the Holmenkollen in Oslo in 2000 he took part again in a World Cup where he was 50th in the individual. After a three-year break from the World Cup, Uusipaikka competed in several races in the World Cup in 2003 , but then ended his career.
Placements in the biathlon world cup
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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| 1st place | |||||||
| 2nd place | |||||||
| 3rd place | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Top 10 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| Scoring | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15th | |||
| Starts | 6th | 16 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 41 |
Web links
- Mikko Uusipaikka in the IBU database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Uusipaikka, Mikko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toholampi |