"the last secrets" to Tapio Säynevirta (centre)
in 60 shots prone team competition
at 300 metres.
After first heat Finland was on the second
place only one point behind the
Norwegian team, which was leading
and there was many other teams very
close behind.
competition but it was until the last serie the
Finnish team lost the gold medal by three
points and bronze medal by one point.
The team results
1. Norway 1785
2. USA 1783 (296)
3. Sweden 1783 (294)
4. Finland 1782
5. Switzerland 1781
6. Germany 1778.
Kari Pennanen 596 (individual 592)
Juha Hirvi 594 (590)
Tapio Säynevirta 592 (592)
he had not skills enough on that day and
so the others were much better.
at Lahti. In the sport rifle competition (3-pos)
she was the second.
Because she was ready in her performance
little earlier than the winning shooter,
Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN), and so
Helena hold a new world record, 584,
unfortunately only a while.
competition, she was a team member in the sport rifle prone competition
at 50 metres where Finland got a gold medal.
Results in sport rifle (3-pos)
1. Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) 588
2. Helena Juppala (FIN) 584
3. Karin Hansen (DEN) 579
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10. Sanna Keskitalo (FIN) 569
20. Hilkka Järvinen (FIN) 544.
Lahti Sport Stadium almost in the down-town Lahti.
The stadium is very famous about its
winter sport competition.
for results. Pekka Vaarala (left) did 576
points (28.) and Kai Jahnsson (right)
583 points (10.). Kai was the best Finnish
pistol shooter in Lahti.
Also as a goach, Jarmo Hokkanen did
567 points (50.). He could not manage
the cross-shots done by a shooter next to him.
Finnish team were at the 8th place when Korea
(reb) won the team competition.
