Risto Punkka
Risto Punkka 
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| birthday | March 19, 1957 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Lemi , Finland | ||||||||
| date of death | July 22, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Debut in the World Cup | 1983 | ||||||||
| End of career | 1985? | ||||||||
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Risto Kalevi Punkka (born March 19, 1957 in Lemi , † July 22, 2014 ) was a Finnish biathlete .
His best result achieved Punkka in the 1983/84 season with a second place in the sprint in Falun . He took part in the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and reached a 34th place in the sprint. At the 1983 World Championships in Ruhpolding , he reached a 5th place together with Tapio Piipponen , Erkki Antila and Toivo Mäkykyro . With a 16th place in the sprint, he also achieved his best individual result at the world championships there.
statistics
winter Olympics
| singles | sprint | Season | |
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1984 Winter Olympics
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- | 34. | - |
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World championships
| singles | sprint | Season | |
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| World Championships 1983 | 22nd | 16. | 5. |
| World Championships 1985 | 42. | - | 7th |
Web links
- Risto Punkka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Risto Punkka athlete profile on the-sports.org (English)
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| SURNAME | Punkka, Risto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Punkka, Risto Kalevi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lemi |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 2014 |