Ville Raikkonen

Ville Raikkonen (born February 14, 1972 in Tuusula ) is a former Finnish biathlete .

Career

Raikkonen first took part in the Biathlon World Championships in 1993 . From the 1994/1995 season he started regularly in world cup races . Up until the 1997/1998 season, he was ranked among the top ten nine times. His best result was fourth place in 1997 in Pokljuka . Ultimately, Raikkonen made his best competition at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano , where he shot error-free in the sprint race and ultimately won the bronze medal. In 1999 Raikkonen won his only World Cup race in Ruhpolding . After that, the Finn had no more success and he only achieved a top 10 rank in a World Cup race. After the 2001/2002 season and another participation in the Olympic Winter Games , Raikkonen ended his career. Raikkonen's best result in the overall World Cup was 22nd place, which he achieved in 1995 and 1998.

Results in the 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
1st place
2nd place
3rd place		1				1	2
Top 10	4th	5	2		1	22nd	34
Scoring	18th	21st	12	1	1	27	80
Starts	39	62	26th	1	1	27	156
Status : end of career

Web link

• Ville Räikkönen in the IBU database (English)