Tero SEPPALA

Historical Results

Snowmobiling, fishing, farming

Athlete, Student

Graduated in 2021 from Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Joensuu, FIN), with a degree in Forestry Studies.

Father, Timo. Mother, Marita. Younger sister, Mari.

Finnish, English, Swedish

Haapajarven kiilat

National: Jonne Kaehkoenen (FIN), Aku Moilanen (FIN)

Father Timo Seppala (Biathlon): Lillehammer 1994 Olympian finishing fifth in the relay. Two World Championship appearances (1990-91), and competed on the World Cup from 1989-94, with three top-10 relay finishes.

Cross-country skiing: Competed at multiple junior and senior national championships (most recent in 2021), finishing 10th in the 10km Free in 2017.

2015 IBU Cup in Idre (Sprint - 74th)
2017 World Cup in Antholz (Individual - 92nd, Relay - 19th)

2014

Started skiing as a child in his home village. Began biathlon in 2008 while in high school.

"Combining two very different sports, fitness training and precision shooting, and being successful on the same day is challenging." (selanne-lehti.fi, 28 Jul 2021)

Compete at the Beijing 2022 and Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. (selanne-lehti.fi, 28 Jul 2021)

Favourite training locations are Lapland, Joensuu and Kontiolahti. (selanne-lehti.fi, 28 Jul 2021)

"Competing at the Winter Olympics felt great. It was great to be able to represent Finland in the biggest and most prestigious competitions that a biathlete can only get to." (www.selanne-lehti.fi, 24 Dec 2019)

Finishing seventh in the sprint at the Nove Mesto World Cup in March 2020, his best individual result. "Really good feelings. I knew a heavy race was coming, but as a light skier I can go strong even on a soft track. In the last round, I hit just about everything in the game." (yle.fi, 6 Mar 2020)

Biathlete Kaisa Maekaeraeinen (FIN), three-time Olympian, 2011 pursuit world champion and three-time World Cup overall titles.
Cross-country skier Mika Myllyla (FIN), Nagano 1998 gold medallist and four-time world champion. (hs.fi, 2 Dec 2017)

Father and biathlete Timo Seppala (FIN), Lillehammer 1994 Olympian. "I get in touch almost every day, and I go through with my dad my ideas." (kestavyysurheilu.fi, 6 Dec 2018)

Central Ostrobothnia's Province Athlete of the Year (2018)