Olli HIIDENSALO

Finland
Biathlon
2 Feb 1991
31
Male
NUMMI-PUSULA
 
Finland
HAMEENLINNA
 
Finland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BTH Biathlon Men's 20km Individual 74
Men's 10km Sprint 38
Men's 12.5km Pursuit 52
Men's 4x7.5km Relay
FIN
Finland
 17
Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)
FIN
Finland
 11

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 20km Individual
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 10km Sprint
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 12.5km Pursuit
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 4x7.5km Relay
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
6Mixed 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
19Men's 10 kilometres Sprint2018PyeongChang, KOR
35Men's 12.5 kilometres Pursuit2018PyeongChang, KOR
73Men's 20 kilometres2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
9Mixed Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
9Mixed Relay2015Kontiolahti, FIN
10Mixed Relay2019Oestersund, SWE
10Mixed Relay2017Hochfilzen, AUT
13Men's 4x7.5km Relay2015Kontiolahti, FIN
17Men's 4x7.5km Relay2019Oestersund, SWE
18Mixed Relay2016Oslo, NOR
19Men's 4x7.5km Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
19Men's 4x7.5km Relay2016Oslo, NOR
20Men's 4x7.5km Relay2017Hochfilzen, AUT
25Men's 10km Sprint2019Oestersund, SWE
26Men's 4x7.5km Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
29Men's 10km Sprint2021Pokljuka, SLO
36Men's 12.5km Pursuit2017Hochfilzen, AUT
47Men's 12.5km Pursuit2019Oestersund, SWE
48Men's 10km Sprint2017Hochfilzen, AUT
49Men's 20km Individual2017Hochfilzen, AUT
51Men's 12.5km Pursuit2016Oslo, NOR
52Men's 12.5km Pursuit2021Pokljuka, SLO
55Men's 10km Sprint2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
55Men's 10km Sprint2016Oslo, NOR
58Men's 12.5km Pursuit2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
62Men's 20km Individual2019Oestersund, SWE
64Men's 20km Individual2015Kontiolahti, FIN
66Men's 20km Individual2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
85Men's 20km Individual2016Oslo, NOR
85Men's 10km Sprint2015Kontiolahti, FIN
95Men's 20km Individual2021Pokljuka, SLO
World Cup
RankEventSeason
43Men's Individual2013/14
49Men's Individual2017/18
53Men's Sprint2020/21
57Men's Pursuit2018/19
61Men's Sprint2018/19
63Men's Total2018/19
64Men's Total2020/21
71Men's Pursuit2016/17
73Men's Pursuit2020/21
75Men's Pursuit2017/18
83Men's Total2017/18
88Men's Sprint2017/18
88Men's Total2016/17
88Men's Sprint2016/17
88Men's Total2013/14
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Hunting, fishing, orienteering

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Athlete, Sport soldier

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Bachelor of Production Management. Graduate student at Tampere University of Technology.

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Father, Arto (runs 15th generation beef cattle farm). Oder sister, Anna.

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Finnish, English, Swedish

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Lahden Hiihtoseura / Vantaan Hiihtoseura

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National: Jonne Kaehkoenen (FIN), Aku Moilanen (FIN)
Personal: Jarmo Riski

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Sister Anna Hiidensalo (Biathlon, Cross-country skiing): Represented Finland at the 2014 European Championships Biathlon in Nove Mesto na Morave, finishing 10th in the relay. Competed two seasons in the IBU Cup with a top finish of 34th. Competed at five cross-country skiing National Championships from 2009-14, collecting two top-25 finishes (sprint). Had three top-10 sprint finishes in Finnish FIS races.

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Cross-country skiing: National relay champion in 2012 and 2017, with two-10 individual finishes including a fifth in the 2019 sprint. Competed in two World Cup sprint races in Lahti (2016, 2019). Finished second in a FIS race in Hakunila (FIN) in 2016.

Orienteering: Relay silver medallist at the Finnish Youth Championships.

Shooting: Participated in the Finnish Championships.

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2012 IBU Cup in Idre (Sprint - 66th, 51st)
2013 World Cup in Oestersund (Individual - 29th, Sprint - DNS)

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Late 2017: Suffered from headaches.

December 2014: Concussion and face injury after falling on the downhill at the Pokljuka World Cup. Missed two World Cup stages, returning in late January 2015 in Antholz.

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2013

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Began biathlon in 2006.

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Fascinated by the shooting element of biathlon. (lansi-uusimaa.fi, 31 Jan 2017)

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Compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

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Finishing 18th in the sprint at the Hochfilzen World Cup in December 2020, his best individual World Cup result.

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"See you at the finish." (ollihiidensalo.com, 30 May 2012)

Milestones

He was a member of the Finnish team in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, where he placed 19th in the sprint, 35th in the pursuit, 73rd in the individual and 6th in the mixed relay.

In 2015, he took part the home World Championships in Kontiolahti, with a ninth place in the mixed relay as the best result, which he repeated in 2020 in Antholz. In 2016, he won his first international title at the World Championships summer biathlon in the mixed relay.

Early in the 2013/14 season, in his first World Cup race he also won his first World Cup points as the 29th of the individual. In Dec 2020, he improved his best individual result with an 18th place in the Hochfilzen sprint.

Competed in Youth / Junior World Championships in 2010-2012. Narrowly missed a medal placing 4th in the relay at the 2010 Youth World Championships.
Legend
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