Sami Repo
| Sami Repo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 8, 1971 Simpele, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Joensuun Kataja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1992–2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sami Repo (born 8 November 1971 in Simpele) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Repo's best individual finish also happened at Nagano with an 18th in the 10 km.
Repo's best finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was 11th in the 10 km and the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit events (both in 1999). He also won four FIS World Cup races in Finland as well (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998).
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | 18 | — | 20 | 34 | — | — | Bronze |
| 2002 | 30 | — | — | 31 | 40 | — | 21 | 11 |
World Championships
[edit]| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | 19 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 62 | — | 36 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2001 | 29 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | DSQ |
| 2003 | 31 | — | 42 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1992 | 20 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22 | 56 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | 15 | — | 25 | — | 9 |
| 1998 | 26 | 37 | — | 32 | — | 37 |
| 1999 | 27 | 30 | — | 57 | — | 28 |
| 2000 | 28 | 17 | — | 34 | 12 | 24 |
| 2001 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 30 | 46 | — | — | — | 74 |
| 2003 | 31 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32 | 151 | 112 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 3 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995–96 | 26 November 1995 | Vuokatti, Finland |
10 km Individual Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 1998–99 | 28 November 1998 | Muonio, Finland |
10 km Individual Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2000–01 | 29 November 2000 |  Beitostølen, Norway |
10 km Individual Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
[edit]- 7 wins – (7 RL)
- 16 podiums – (15 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992–93 | 5 March 1993 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Kuusisto / Hauta-Aho / Alakärppä |
| 2 | 1993–94 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Isometsä / Räsänen |
| 3 | 1994–95 | 18 December 1994 |  Sappada, Italy |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Hartonen / Isometsä / Myllylä |
| 4 | 12 February 1995 | Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Kuusisto | |
| 5 | 26 March 1995 |  Sapporo, Japan |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä | |
| 6 | 1995–96 | 10 December 1995 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Myllylä / Isometsä |
| 7 | 14 January 1996 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Myllylä / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä | |
| 8 | 17 March 1996 | Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Palolahti / Vuorenmaa / Isometsä | |
| 9 | 1996–97 | 24 November 1996 |  Kiruna, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Myllylä / Isometsä |
| 10 | 8 December 1996 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Isometsä / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä | |
| 11 | 1997–98 | 23 November 1997 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Isometsä / Kirvesniemi / Taipale |
| 12 | 6 March 1998 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Myllylä / Isometsä | |
| 13 | 1998–99 | 14 March 1999 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä |
| 14 | 1999–00 | 5 March 2000 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kirvesniemi / Kattilakoski |
| 15 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä |
| 16 | 2002–03 | 13 December 2002 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Kattilakoski |
References
[edit]- ^ The team was disqualified as all the other team members tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
- ^ "Athlete : REPO Sami". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Sami Repo at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Sami Repo at Olympics.com
- Sami Repo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Rautjärvi
- Finnish male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
- Sportspeople from South Karelia