Kari Härkönen
# Kari Härkönen

Kari Härkönen (born 16 July 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1982, shared with East Germany). He was born in Ristijärvi.

Härkönen also finished 13th in the 15 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### Olympic Games

| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km  relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — |

### World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km  relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 22 | — | 12 | — | Bronze |
| 1985 | 25 | Gold | 5 | 4 | 4 |

### World Cup

**Season standings**

| Season | Age | Overall |
| - | - | - |
| 1982 | 22 | 41 |
| 1983 | 23 | 41 |
| 1984 | 24 | 27 |
| 1985 | 25 | 7 |
| 1986 | 26 | NC |

**Individual podiums**

* 1 victory
* 2 podiums

| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1984–85 | 9 December 1984 | Cogne, Italy | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1984–85 | 22 January 1985 | Seefeld, Austria | 15 km Individual | World Championships | 1st |

**Team podiums**

* 1 podium

| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships | 3rd | Karvonen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto |

Note: $^1$ Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

