Vesa Hietalahti

Vesa Tapio Hietalahti (born 27 September 1969) is a Finnish former biathlete

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
1992 Albertville	6th	17th	N/A	8th
1994 Lillehammer	68th	52nd	N/A	5th
1998 Nagano	DNF	—	N/A	—
2002 Salt Lake City	19th	25th	22nd	12th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1990 Minsk	30th	—	N/A	N/A	12th	6th	N/A
1991 Lahti	49th	43rd	N/A	N/A	—	7th	N/A
1993 Borovets	—	44th	N/A	N/A	—	15th	N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	27th	31st	N/A	N/A	—	10th	N/A
1996 Ruhpolding	39th	18th	N/A	N/A	8th	6th	N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	48th	49th	—	N/A	6th	7th	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	20th	56th	42nd	—	N/A	6th	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	13th	22nd	19th	22nd	N/A	15th	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	27th	59th	44th	—	N/A	5th	N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	N/A	N/A	N/A	15th	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	Silver	28th	25th	15th	N/A	11th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	45th	23rd	29th	—	N/A	16th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	7th	27th	29th	24th	N/A	12th	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

3 victories (2 In, 1 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	16 March 1995	Lillehammer	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1995–96 1 victory (1 In)	7 December 1995	Östersund	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
2001–02 1 victory (1 MS)	22 December 2001	Brezno-Osrblie	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

• "Vesa Hietalahti". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 July 2015.