Iivo Niskanen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Iivo Henrik Niskanen | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Oulu, Finland |
11 January 1992 |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Vuokatti Ski Team Kainuu | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 2010- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Iivo Henrik Niskanen (born 12 January 1992) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He won the gold medal in men's team sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics with Sami Jauhojärvi. In Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 Niskanen won a bronze medal in Team sprint and a gold medal in 15 km classical
His sister Kerttu is also cross-country skier, double silver medalist from the 2014 Winter Olympics.