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.
| 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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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
editAll 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
editSeason 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)