Heikki Ikola

Heikki Johannes Ikola (born 9 September 1947) is a Finnish former biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay. He also won the sprint title at the 1977 and 1981 World Championships.

Nowadays Ikola works as a commentator for Finnish channel Yle.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 3 medals (3 silver) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1972 Sapporo — Silver 1976 Innsbruck Silver Silver 1980 Lake Placid 18th — — Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships 7 medals (4 gold, 3 silver) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1971 Hämeenlinna 10th 4th 1973 Lake Placid 11th 4th 1974 Minsk 4th 13th Silver 1975 Antholz-Anterselva Gold 4th Gold 1976 Antholz-Anterselva 4th 1977 Lillehammer Gold 5th Silver 1978 Hochfilzen 4th — — 1979 Ruhpolding 7th DNF Silver 1981 Lahti Gold 9th 6th 1982 Minsk 26th 16th — During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. Sprint was added as an event in 1974.

Individual victories 1 victory (1 In) Season Date Location Discipline Level 1980–81 1 victory (1 In) 12 February 1981 Lahti20 km individualBiathlon World Championships Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.