- Jari Isometsä
Jari Olavi Isometsä (born
September 11 ,1968 inAlatornio ) was a Finnishcross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006. He won three bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at theWinter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998).Isometsä also won four medals at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (4 x 10 km: 1995, 1997) and two bronzes (4 x 10 km: 1991, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995). He also won 18 FIS World Cup races between 10 km and 30 km during 1993-2005.Isometsä's career was tarnished at the
2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships when he was among six skiers (All Finnish) who were disqualified for doping by takinghydroxyetyhl starch , ablood plasma expander. He would be stripped of his silver medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit and serve a two year suspension from the FIS,IOC , andWorld Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).References
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