Jari Räsänen

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).

Jari Räsänen
Country Finland
Born (1966-01-28) 28 January 1966
Maaninka, Finland
Ski clubMaaningan Mahti
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1986–1997)
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums10
Indiv. starts50
Team starts14
Overall titles0 – (13th in 1994)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 Albertville4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1994 Lillehammer4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1995 Thunder Bay4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1997 Trondheim4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1991 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1986 Lake Placid4 × 10 km relay

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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198822—30———8
19922615—19—31Bronze
19942812—611—Bronze

World Championships
  • 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 
198923——5——13Silver
199125——12———Bronze
19932721——2418—4
19952927——17——Silver
199731————19—Silver

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
198620NC——
198721NC——
19882253——
19892327——
19902422——
19912543——
19922644——
19932738——
19942813——
19952946——
19963074——
19973180NCNC

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 10 podiums – (9 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1988–89 24 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndKarvonen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen
2 1990–91 15 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdKuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
3 1991–92 18 February 1992France Albertville, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]3rdKuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
428 February 1992Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMyllylä / Hartonen / Isometsä
5 1993–94 22 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]3rdMyllylä / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
64 March 1994Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stRepo / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
7 1994–95 5 February 1995Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndHartonen / Isometsä / Myllylä
817 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndHietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
9 1996–97 18 January 1997Finland Lahti, Finland12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndPalolahti
1028 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndKirvesniemi / 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
  1. "Athlete : RAESAENEN Jari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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