Tapio Pukki

Tapio Pukki
Association	Finland
birthday	August 26, 1983
Career
Debut in the World Cup	2007
status	active
World Cup balance
last change: December 3, 2008

Tapio Pukki (born August 26, 1983 ) is a Finnish biathlete .

Tapio Pukki first appeared at the Junior European Championships in 2002 in Kontiolahti at a major international event and was 25th in the individual. A year later he achieved the same placement at the Junior World Championships in Kościelisko . The best result at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Muonio was fifth place with the Finnish relay, the best individual result was 19th place in the pursuit. In Altenberg , Pukki made his debut in the Biathlon European Cup in 2006 and was 45th in the sprint. About a year later, the debut in the biathlon world cup followed in Ruhpolding . In his first race, a sprint, the Finn was 100th, in the later relay race 20th with the relay of his association. At the Universiade 2007 in Cesana San Sicario , a ninth place in the mass start was the Finn's best result. The 2008 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund were the highlight of his career . Here Pukki competed in two races. He was 14th in the relay and 87th in the sprint race.

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	Season	total
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
Top 10
Scoring					3	3
Starts		3			3	6th
Status: after the 2008/2009 season

Web links

• Homepage
• Tapio Pukki in the IBU database (English)