Antti Tyrväinen
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.
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Full name | Antti Eerkki Tyrväinen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ylöjärvi, Finland | 5 November 1933||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 October 2013 79) Tampere, Finland | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 2 (1960, 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 6 (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]
World Championships
6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
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17th | 4th | N/A |
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5th | Gold | N/A |
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Silver | Silver | N/A |
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Silver | Silver | N/A |
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Bronze | 5th | N/A |
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17th | N/A | 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.
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References
- 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.
- "Antti Tyrväinen kuollut". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). 14 October 2013. p. 18.
- "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
- Antti Tyrväinen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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