Karri Hietamäki (born 20 September 1969) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed since 1992. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay and earned his best individual finish of 14th at those same championships.
| Karri Hietamäki | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1969 Isokyrö, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Lapuan Virkiä | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (1990–2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (35th in 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hietamäki's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 31st in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He also earned two victories in Finland during his career (1994, 1997)
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — |
| 2002 | 32 | — | 43 | — | — | 31 | — | 11 |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | Silver |
| 1997 | 27 | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2003 | 33 | — | 43 | — | 26 | — | — | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1990 | 20 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | 58 | — | 35 | — | 74 |
| 1998 | 28 | 82 | — | 56 | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | 49 | — | NC | — | 46 |
| 2000 | 30 | 89 | — | 45 | NC | — |
| 2001 | 31 | 121 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 32 | 118 | — | — | — | NC |
| 2003 | 33 | 110 | — | — | — | NC |
| 2004 | 34 | 128 | 89 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 35 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 36 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
Team podiums
edit- 3 victories
- 5 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993–94 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Taipale / Kuusisto / Heiskanen |
| 2 | 1994–95 | 15 January 1995 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Isometsä / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä |
| 3 | 12 February 1995 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Kuusisto / Repo | |
| 4 | 17 March 1995 |  Thunder Bay, Canada |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Räsänen / Isometsä | |
| 5 | 1995–96 | 10 December 1995 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Myllylä / Isometsä |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ "Athlete : HIETAMAEKI Karri". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.