Jari Räsänen


Jari Räsänen 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.
Räsänen also won four 4 × 10 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers and a bronze. He also won two FIS races at 10 km, one in 1994 and the other in 1995.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 1988–89 24 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndKarvonen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen
2 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships3rdKuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
3 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games3rdKuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
4 1991–92 28 February 1992 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMyllylä / Hartonen / Isometsä
5 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games3rdMyllylä / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
6 1993–94 4 March 1994 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stRepo / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
7 1994–95 5 February 1995 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndHartonen / Isometsä / Myllylä
8 1994–95 17 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndHietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä
9 1996–97 18 January 1997 Lahti, Finland12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndPalolahti
10 1996–97 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndKirvesniemi / Myllylä / Isometsä

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.