Pertti Teurajärvi

Pertti Benjamin Teurajärvi (born February 20, 1951 in Kolari ) is a former Finnish cross-country skier who started in the 1970s and early 1980s.

His most significant success is winning the gold medal in the Finnish 4x10 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He also won two other relay medals, silver at the 1978 World Cup and bronze at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Teurajärvi's best individual Olympic result was 14th Place in the 15-kilometer race in 1976. He achieved the best individual result ever in 1982 at the 15-kilometer World Cup race in Reit im Winkl .

His uncle Eero Mäntyranta was also a cross-country skier.

successes

• 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck : Gold with the relay
• 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid : Bronze with the relay
• Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 in Lahti : Silver with the relay

Web links

• Pertti Teurajärvi in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Pertti Teurajärvi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )