Pertti Teurajärvi

Finnish cross-country skier
Pertti Teurajärvi
Country Finland
Born (1951-02-20) February 20, 1951 (age 73)
Kolari, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons1 – (1982)
Starts1
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (39th in 1982)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

Pertti Teurajärvi (born 20 February 1951, in Kolari) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980.

Teurajärvi also won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. His best individual event was fourth in a World Cup event in 1982 in West Germany.

Doping ban

Teurajärvi tested positive for prolintane at the 1982 Finnish Skiing Championships and was subsequently handed a one-year ban from sport for the anti-doping rule violation.[1][2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – 1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1976 25 14 — 27 Gold
1980 29 20 — 18 Bronze

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1978 27 12 — 15 Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1982 31 39

References

  1. ^ Siukonen Markku & Ahola Matti, Urheilun vuosikirja 4: 1981-82, Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab, 1982, p. 116
  2. ^ En lång följetong, hbi.fi, 25 August 2008
  3. ^ "Athlete : Pertti TEURAJAERVI". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

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