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.
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| Born | February 20, 1951 Kolari, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1 – (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (39th in 1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editTeurajärvi 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ Siukonen Markku & Ahola Matti, Urheilun vuosikirja 4: 1981-82, Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab, 1982, p. 116
- ↑ En lång följetong Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, hbi.fi, 25 August 2008
- ↑ "Athlete : Pertti TEURAJAERVI". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
