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Peter Lahdenpera

Full name: Peter Juhani Lahdenpera
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Born: December 29, 1935 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Affiliations: US Army Reserve, (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon

Biography

Peter Lahdenpera attended Middlebury College. He competed for the US in biathlon at two Winter Olympic Games and at the 1962 World Championships. He later turned to coaching and coached the US biathlon team for several years.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Winter 24 Squaw Valley Cross Country Skiing Men's 15 kilometres United States USA 46
1960 Winter 24 Squaw Valley Cross Country Skiing Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay United States USA 11
1964 Winter 28 Innsbruck Biathlon Men's 20 kilometres United States USA 36

Men's 15 kilometres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T I1T I1R I2T I2R
1960 Winter 24 Squaw Valley Cross Country Skiing United States Final Standings 46 59:13.0 19:15 46 40:23 45

Men's 20 kilometres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank AT M ST SR S1M S1T S1R S2M S2T S2R S3M S3T S3R S4M S4T S4R
1964 Winter 28 Innsbruck Biathlon United States Final Standings 36 1-43:04.7 8 1-27:04.7 23 0 25:51 12 3 50:58 34 3 1-02:32 38 2 1-29:12 36

Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T
1960 Winter 24 Squaw Valley Cross Country Skiing United States USA Final Standings 11 40:59.8 2-38:01.8 11