Jari Räsänen
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1966 Maaninka, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Maaningan Mahti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (1986–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (13th in 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jari Räsänen (born 28 January 1966) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. He won two bronze medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994).
Räsänen also won four 4 × 10 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers (1989, 1995, 1997) and a bronze (1991). He also won two FIS races at 10 km, one in 1994 and the other in 1995 (Both in Finland).
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1992 | 26 | 15 | — | 19 | — | 31 | Bronze |
| 1994 | 28 | 12 | — | 6 | 11 | — | Bronze |
World Championships
[edit]- 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 13 | Silver |
| 1991 | 25 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | Bronze |
| 1993 | 27 | 21 | — | — | 24 | 18 | — | 4 |
| 1995 | 29 | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | — | Silver |
| 1997 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | Silver |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1986 | 20 | NC | — | — |
| 1987 | 21 | NC | — | — |
| 1988 | 22 | 53 | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | 27 | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | 22 | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | 43 | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | 44 | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | 38 | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | 13 | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | 46 | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | 74 | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | 80 | NC | NC |
Team podiums
[edit]- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 10 podiums – (9 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Karvonen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen |
| 2 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Kuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä |
| 3 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 |  Albertville, France |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Kuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä |
| 4 | 28 February 1992 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Myllylä / Hartonen / Isometsä | |
| 5 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 |  Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Myllylä / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä |
| 6 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä | |
| 7 | 1994–95 | 5 February 1995 |  Falun, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Hartonen / Isometsä / Myllylä |
| 8 | 17 March 1995 |  Thunder Bay, Canada |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä | |
| 9 | 1996–97 | 18 January 1997 | Lahti, Finland |
12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Palolahti |
| 10 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Myllylä / Isometsä |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete : RAESAENEN Jari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Jari Raesaenen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Jari Räsänen at Olympics.com
- Jari Räsänen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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