Lauri Pyykönen (born 20 April 1978 in

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) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003. At the

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, Pyykönen finished fifth in the

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, 27th in the individual sprint, and 54th in the 15 km events. His best finish at the

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was 12th in the sprint event at

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 podiums – (2 )

References

1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Pirkkala Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Skiers from Pirkanmaa 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub