Antti Tyrväinen

Finnish biathlete

Antti Tyrväinen
Personal information
Full nameAntti Eerkki Tyrväinen
Born(1933-11-05)5 November 1933
Ylöjärvi, Finland
Died13 October 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 79)
Tampere, Finland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1960, 1964)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966)
Medals6 (1 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley 20 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Umeå Team event
Silver medal – second place 1962 Hämeenlinna 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1962 Hämeenlinna Team event
Silver medal – second place 1963 Seefeld 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1963 Seefeld Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Elverum 20 km individual

Antti Eerkki Tyrväinen (5 November 1933 – 13 October 2013)[1][2] was a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley,[1] and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965. He was born in Ylöjärvi.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual
United States 1960 Squaw Valley Silver
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 13th

World Championships

6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Team (time) Relay
Italy 1959 Courmayeur 17th 4th
Sweden 1961 Umeå 5th Gold
Finland 1962 Hämeenlinna Silver Silver
Austria 1963 Seefeld Silver Silver
Norway 1965 Elverum Bronze 5th
West Germany 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 17th 5th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antti Tyrväinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Antti Tyrväinen kuollut". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). 14 October 2013. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

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World champions in men's biathlon – Team event
4 × 20 km (time)
  • 1958: Sweden (Adolf Wiklund, Olle Gunneriusson, Sture Ohlin, Sven Nilsson)
3 × 20 km (time)
4 × 20 km
4 × 10 km


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